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Date:      Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:35:24 +0300
From:      Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
To:        Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: xorg-7.3 and swapped CTRL_L and Caps_Lock
Message-ID:  <20070916033524.GE79542@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
In-Reply-To: <20070915234332.0B2984500C@ptavv.es.net>
References:  <20070915234332.0B2984500C@ptavv.es.net>

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On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 04:43:32PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> I run with the Caps Lock and Left Control keys swapped. I also run Gnome
> which has a systems preference to set this. It worked fine until I
> updated to xorg-7.3 and now, when the session starts, they are not
> swapped and xemacs complains about improper keyboard configuration.
>=20
> If I bring up the setup for the keyboard, it claims that the swap is
> selected and, after exiting the setup window, they almost are. The only
> remaining problem is that I have to press the ALT before I press CTRL to
> have the combination accepted. If I press them together, the system only
> sees the CTRL. (Note: I probably tend to hit CTRL slightly before ALT
> when pressing them together.)
I have the same problem with xorg 7.3 from the ports, C- and M-, pressed
together, are interpreted as only C-. It makes emacs almost unusable.
This is on bare X+fvwm2, no gnome.

>=20
> I suppose it's an interaction between xorg and xklavier, but it was fine
> prior to the upgrade to xorg.

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