Re: [dev] [wmii] modkey-2 misbehaving on dvorak keyboard after a change in wmiirc_local

"twosuperior" isn't a key on US keyboards, and pressing Alt-2 injects
it in many applications. It is possible that it is confusing Alt-2
with your literal twosuperior. Just a thought--I'm not an expert.

--Andrew Hills

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Mr. Bougs <mrbougs_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running wmii's hg tip (rev 2788).
>
> I just experienced a strange behaviour with the specific shortcut $MODKEY-2
> after switching from the be (azerty) to the us dvorak-intl xkb layout. When
> using that shortcut, the current window seems to lose focus (the title bar
> stays highlighted). When I press it again, the window gains focus and it
> inputs a 2.
>
> xev shows nothing interesting. The problem does not happen in openbox and is
> independent on the definition of $MODKEY, so it must be wmii's fault
> somehow.
>
> I had inserted these few lines into wi_events in my wmiirc_local:
>
>  #Additional tag shortcut for 0
>  Key $MODKEY-twosuperior
>      wmiir xwrite /ctl view "0"
>  Key $MODKEY-Shift-twosuperior
>      wmiir xwrite /client/sel/ctl tags "0"
>
> The ² key is the upper left key on belgian keyboards, to the left of 1.
> Everything worked fine on the belgian layout. Commenting these lines out
> made MODKEY-2 work as expected on dvorak.
>
> Since I don't need this specific twosuperior shortcut on a dvorak keyboard,
> this does not bother me, but I thought it was a strange enough behaviour to
> be worth mentioning here.
>
> Should I submit this to the bug tracker, or does it need more info?
>
> Thank you for your attention,
> Mr. B
>
>
Received on Sat Aug 27 2011 - 00:54:22 CEST