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Bug 668506 - Bar key "|" generates less "<" keypress
Bar key "|" generates less "<" keypress
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 673579
Product: caribou
Classification: Applications
Component: default
0.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: caribou-maint
caribou-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-01-23 15:16 UTC by Sara Fauzia
Modified: 2012-04-24 18:35 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.1/3.2


Description Sara Fauzia 2012-01-23 15:16:45 UTC 
When pressing the bar key  ("|"), a keypress for the less than key ("<") is instead generated. This is a big usability issue,  as I no longer can access the bar key from the touchscreen keyboard (and my computer does not have a physical keyboard). The bar key is displayed on the keyboard, but pressing it types "<" instead of "|".

I'm running caribou 0.4.1 in gnome-shell 3.2.2.1 in ArchLinux, linux kernel version 3.2.1.

It isn't a problem with my keyboard mappings, because even removing my ~/.Xmodmap does not fix the issue, and my wireless physical keyboard can press the "|" key just fine.
Comment 1 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2012-04-24 18:35:53 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

Bug #673579 has patches, even though it's newer.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 673579 ***