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Bug 155154 - 'Alt' and 'Meta' keybindings are swapped on Solaris sparc
'Alt' and 'Meta' keybindings are swapped on Solaris sparc
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.6.0.x
Other Solaris
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-10-12 05:09 UTC by Leena Gunda
Modified: 2005-02-03 22:58 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.7/2.8

Attachments
patch which fixes the bug (5.33 KB, patch)
2004-10-12 05:11 UTC, Leena Gunda 		none Details | Review

Description Leena Gunda 2004-10-12 05:09:12 UTC 
When login through GDM on a Solaris sparc machine the 'Alt' and 'Meta'
functionality are swapped. Hence shortcuts like <Alt> tab won't work, need to
use <Meta> tab instead. The keybindings need to be restored. 

Also the GDM configuration scripts use `unset IFS` which is not allowed by sh
shell on Solaris. Hence GDM will not be configured properly on Solaris machines.
Comment 1 Leena Gunda 2004-10-12 05:11:23 UTC 
Created attachment 32501 [details] [review]
patch which fixes the bug
Comment 2 Leena Gunda 2004-10-12 05:12:38 UTC 
Restore the 'Alt' and 'Meta' keymappings in the Init scripts for Solaris sparc.
Also restore the old IFS. Attaching patch shortly.
Comment 3 Brian Cameron 2005-02-03 22:58:03 UTC 
Fixed in CVS head.