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[PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
bbennett-ks opened a new pull request, #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212
*Super_L* better matches the Windows/Command-style modifier behavior used by Windows, macOS VNC sessions, and modern Linux desktop environments. Older X11 applications that specifically rely on legacy *Meta_L* behavior may behave differently.
Updates the OSK layout JSON files that define the Meta key across keyboard layouts: changes the OSK Meta mapping from **Meta_L** to **Super_L** so Command shortcuts work correctly for VNC sessions to macOS.
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Re: [PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
Posted by "mike-jumper (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
mike-jumper commented on PR #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212#issuecomment-4517380137
I'm unsure about this. The Meta key _is_ the Mac Command key, and the opposite of this was part of 1.4.0:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-1386
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Re: [PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
Posted by "necouchman (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
necouchman commented on PR #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212#issuecomment-4511376374
Looking back at the history of this file, it seems we've gone back and forth about it:
https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/commit/8b5cdbb3b513225cdb6900332ac34250094cce79
We should probably discuss which one really makes the most sense so we're not swapping back and forth every few years...
@mike-jumper ?
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Re: [PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
Posted by "mike-jumper (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
mike-jumper commented on PR #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212#issuecomment-4517417332
Looking at the [GUACAMOLE-2277](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-2277) issue, it looks like there may be some confusion: the Meta key is not Alt on a PC keyboard, it's the Windows key.
Some Linux editors refer to Alt as Meta, but that's just the terminology used by those editors. Windows key is Meta, Alt is Alt.
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Re: [PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
Posted by "bbennett-ks (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
bbennett-ks commented on PR #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212#issuecomment-4511509380
> Looking back at the history of this file, it seems we've gone back and forth about it:
>
> [8b5cdbb](https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/commit/8b5cdbb3b513225cdb6900332ac34250094cce79)
>
> We should probably discuss which one really makes the most sense so we're not swapping back and forth every few years...
>
> @mike-jumper ?
Yep, it's definitely not black & white. Though I think `Super_L` is thightest shade of gray. :) I have a little more detail in the Jira (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-2277). Also, we could make the behavior configurable.
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Re: [PR] GUACAMOLE-2277: On-Screen Keyboard: incorrect Meta keysym generated. [guacamole-client]
Posted by "bbennett-ks (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
bbennett-ks commented on PR #1212:
URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/1212#issuecomment-4520653283
> Looking at the [GUACAMOLE-2277](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-2277) issue, it looks like there may be some confusion: the Meta key is not Alt on a PC keyboard, it's the Windows key.
>
> Some Linux editors refer to Alt as Meta, but that's just the terminology used by those editors. Windows key is Meta, Alt is Alt.
Apologies, I was referring to key events were generated and how they were interpreted by the OS. ! I've provided more detail and clarity (hopefully!).
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