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Bug 669304 - Alt-Drag (LMB) clashes with Applications using Alt as modifier and cannot be remapped
Alt-Drag (LMB) clashes with Applications using Alt as modifier and cannot be ...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 662476
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.3.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-02-03 12:30 UTC by Herbert Pötzl
Modified: 2012-02-03 13:29 UTC
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Description Herbert Pötzl 2012-02-03 12:30:17 UTC 
When using certain Applications (for example Gimp or Inkscape) the Alt key works as a Modifier to change the Mouse behaviour (see examples below), but Alt-Drag is used by Gnome3 to move Windows around and AFAICT cannot be easily remapped to something like Super/Hyper-LMB (the 'Windows' keys for example).

Gimp:
 - Selection Tool: Alt-Drag (move Selection)
 - Path Tool: Alt-Drag (move Path)

Inkscape:
 - Selection Tool: Alt-Click (Select Under), Alt-Drag (Move Selected)
 - Freehand Tool: Alt (Interpolate/Sketch Mode)
 - Dropper: Alt-Click (Pick Inverse Color)

note that those are just a few Examples and I'm pretty sure many other Applications use Alt in combination with LMB Click or Drag.
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2012-02-03 13:29:06 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Alt-Drag is used by Gnome3 to move Windows around and AFAICT cannot be easily
> remapped to something like Super/Hyper-LMB (the 'Windows' keys for example).

It can be remapped using the 'mouse-button-modifier' key in org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences. There is currently a problem with the Super key specifically (related to its use as "overview trigger"), so I'll dupe on the corresponding bug.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 662476 ***