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Bug 668802 - Setting keyboard layout change keys to Alt+Shift affects screencast recording
Setting keyboard layout change keys to Alt+Shift affects screencast recording
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Keyboard
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal trivial
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-01-27 06:12 UTC by jimmylc
Modified: 2012-11-06 00:17 UTC
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Description jimmylc 2012-01-27 06:12:54 UTC 
If I setup a keyboard layout change sequence like Alt+Shift the sequence needed for screencast recording (Alt+Shift+Ctrl+R) stops working. 

Selecting other sequences like pressing "scroll lock" or Both shift keys fixes the problem

Thing is, many users coming from windows are used to that specific sequence
Comment 1 André Klapper 2012-01-27 08:57:31 UTC 
Maybe a warning should be shown, however Alt+Shift of course blocks any shortcuts that include an Alt+Shift. :-/
Comment 2 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2012-01-27 13:29:10 UTC 
That is an issue with ANY shortcut used for switching layouts. Once it is selected for that purpose - it becomes effectively unavailable for any other shortcuts. Ctrl-Shift, Shift-Shift or whatever.

IIRC there is an open bug in xorg to process layout switching on key release, not key press - that way Alt-Shift-Ctrl-R would be ignored by the layout switching code.

But with the current xorg code it is IMPOSSIBLE to have Alt-Shift layout switching and any working shortcuts that include Alt-Shift
Comment 3 Rui Matos 2012-11-06 00:17:09 UTC 
Not anymore in gnome 3.6 since we don't use the server side shortcuts.