GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 441061
mod4 treated as a key not a modifier (graphical interface only)
Last modified: 2008-09-26 14:37:49 UTC
Please describe the problem: The gconf editor is working when invoked. I am not sure what application handles system>preferences>keyboard shortcuts. When using system>preferences>keyboard shortcuts, mod4 is treated as a key (Super) rather than as a modifier. This makes it impossible to specify a key such as mod4-v This is new behavior as I previously was able to specify mod4-v (and the action assigned then--expand vertically--still works) I can go into system tools>configuration editor. Then go to metacity and can enter strings like <Shift><Mod4>F1 to specify keys. That is the text interface works fine, the graphical interface has a comparatively new bug Steps to reproduce: 1. system>preferences>keyboard shortcuts 2. choose any action 3. Hit the mod4 keysym Actual results: Super is entered as the shortcut Expected results: Nothing entered, but when another key (say v) is entered <mod4>v is entered as the shortcut Does this happen every time? Yes Other information:
-> gnome-control-center but this might be fixed in newer versions.
Indeed. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 165343 ***