Still being stored as Primary in my Ubuntu/xfce4 14.04 system.
Seriously, what motivated some software engineer to rename ctrl as
Primary? What problem did this solve that couldn't be solved some
other way?
This is what should be done now: Track down all software that writes
Primary to any config file and change it to write ctrl (or
ctrl_L or ctrl_R if you need). Also make sure that all the software
understands Primary and converts it to ctrl when it reads a config
file.
Nonsense like this is why Linux is having so much trouble being adopted
for the general desktop. Every single damn release breaks things. I
can't stand upgrading because I know I need to fix fifty things when I
do.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/936840
Title:
ctrl key now known as primary which breaks keyboard shortcuts
Status in Compiz:
Fix Released
Status in Compiz 0.9.8 series:
Won't Fix
Status in Compiz Configuration Library:
Fix Committed
Status in Unity Distro Priority:
Fix Committed
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in libcompizconfig package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Previously we used to call the control key Control but this has now
been changed in GNOME so when the control key is pressed primary is
returned. In compiz we set keyboard shortcuts as (for example)
ControlAltLeft.
When changing settings in gnome-control-center (for example) we will
set primary but in compiz we're looking for control which breaks
keyboard actions.
This also affects CCSM for setting keyboard shortcuts.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.scope.cities: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/tmp/unity-scope-cities'
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Feb 20 09:19:51 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Alpha amd64
(20120203)
MachineType: LENOVO 4287CTO
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-16-generic
root=UUID=86ea7114-6b69-4161-b91c-44ccb7fcfd67 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET56WW (1.26 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4287CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET56WW(1.26):bd12/01/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4287CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4287CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4287CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
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