On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 10:58:01AM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 04:06:44AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 12:05:29PM +0100, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Starting with version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 of debian xlibs, openbox overlay
> > > panels are broken: switching desktops of alt-tab'ing keeps the transient
> > > panel focused and in the forground until ENTER is pressed.
> > 
> > Sounds like the same problem that afflicts sawfish.  It may be that openbox
> > is buggy.
> 
> Openbox 3 did break at dfsg-5... it was the Debian keymapping buglet.
> 
> > > Is someone aware of the situation? Is there a workaround for that bug?
> > > Should I re-open it in the BTS?
> > 
> > See if you don't feel a bug report against openbox is warranted after
> > reviewing the above.
> 
> It's not present in -10.  Whichever Debian package did the reorganization
> of keymaps and related behavior fixed it.  I would suggest that the user
> has a local problem.
> 
> From my XF86Config-4:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>       Identifier      "LiteON SK-6000 Keyboard"
>       Driver          "keyboard"
>       Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>       Option          "XkbRules"          "xfree86"
>       Option          "XkbModel"          "pc104"
>       Option          "XkbLayout"         "us"
>       Option          "XkbOptions"        "altwin:meta_win"
> EndSection

It works for you because of your setting XkbOptions, but openbox does
not work well with XKB fake keys and needs to be fixed.  I sent a patch
today about #272214, please test it if you are using openbox.

Denis

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