Description of problem: Control key modifier not working correctly with Dvorak keyboard layout. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-applets-2.20.0-7.fc8 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the keyboard preferences in System > Preferences > Hardware > Keyboard 2. From the "Layouts" tab, add the "U.S. English" "Dvorak" layout. 3. Note the location of keys like "C" and "V" in the preview. 4. Switch to using the Dvorak layout. 5. Try using ^C and ^V to copy-n-paste text from an application or ^C to interrupt a process from a terminal remembering you are using the Dvorak layout and the position of the keys are different from the QWERTY layout. Actual results: Pressing ^C and ^V does not copy-n-paste text in applications, nor does ^C interrupt processes in the terminal. However ^J ^K seem to copy-n-paste test and ^J interrupts processes in the terminal (they correspond to the C and V keys on the QWERTY layout). Expected results: Pressing ^C and ^V (using the position of these keys on the Dvorak layout) should copy-n-paste text in applications, and ^C should interrupt processes in the terminal. Additional info: This worked fine in Fedora 7 and all previous Fedora Core releases.
1. In addition to the above, I also found that the 'src' RPM for gnome-applets at: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/source/SRPMS/ is version 2.20.0-7, while the available 'binary' RPM version is 2.20.0-8, which is the version I have installed. 2. I downloaded the older version (i.e., the '-7' version) of the 'src' RPM and installed it. I then extracted the files in the compressed archive gnome-applets-2.20.0.tar.bz2. This archive contains the file gnome-applets -2.20.0/gkb-new/xmodmap/xmodmap.dvorak. 3. I inspected this file and found that appears to be lacking some 'add MODIFIERNAME = ...' lines. I am including a 'diff -u' listing that lists the lines that I needed to add or change in order to get the Dvorak keyboard mapping to work, including the left and right Control keys. 4. The following keys did not work for me when I added *only* the 'add MODIFIERNAME = ...': - ^ (shifted 6 key) - ( (shifted 9 key) - ) (shifted 0 key) - , (comma key) - < (shifted comma key) - . (period key) - > (shifted period key) After the changes I made to the 'keycode' lines for the above keys, the keys for those characters worked. These additional lines may not be needed, but I was unable to find enough information in the manual page for 'xmodmap' to explain why the original keycode definitions were not working for me. 5. I am also including a complete copy of the modified xmodmap.dvorak file in case it can be useful for anyone else to test it. It can be installed with the following command at a shell prompt: xmodmap xmodmap-new.dvorak Note that you may want to have a copy of your current xmodmap file BEFORE you run the previous command so that you can restore your keyboard mapping. For example: $ xmodmap -pke > my.xmodmap # preserve current keyboard mapping $ xmodmap xmodmap-new.dvorak # switch to Dvorak mapping $ # test keyboard mapping $ xmodmap my.xmodmap # switch back to your original mapping 6. I have not tested these changes in a thorough manner, i.e., I have not rebuilt the gnome-applets binary RPM and installed it. Partly, this is because I need some additional remappings of the locations of the Ctrl/Alt/Super keys and so I expect not to use gnome-applets for my keyboard mapping switching. 7. Are there Dvorak keyboard mappings for non-US-English keyboards? If so, then perhaps 'xmodmap.dvorak' should be renamed to xmodmap.us-dvorak.
Created attachment 291101 [details] Complete Dvorak keyboard mapping file with working Control keys, etc.
Created attachment 291102 [details] 'diff -u' listing of differences between xmodmap.dvorak and a new version
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