Re: 3 problems for me with XQuartz 2.7.1_rc2 (fullscreen/focus/xmodmap)
Re: 3 problems for me with XQuartz 2.7.1_rc2 (fullscreen/focus/xmodmap)
- Subject: Re: 3 problems for me with XQuartz 2.7.1_rc2 (fullscreen/focus/xmodmap)
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:03 -0800
Please file bug reports at http://xquartz.macosforge.org please. I think the first one was already reported, but I don't see one. The others are new to me.
--Jeremy
On Feb 9, 2012, at 6:43 PM, email@hidden wrote:
> hi,
>
> i just thought i'd make another attempt at switching to the latest xquartz
> (rather than the default x11 which mostly works fine for me except for some
> flaky copy/paste debacles) but had the following three issues that prevent me
> from switching.
>
> 1) even though full screen mode is set in the preferences, it doesn't start
> in full scren mode and i have to press command-option-a.
>
> 2) upon initially starting xquartz, moving the pointer over an xterm (with
> focus following the pointer), the xterm looks like it has keyboard focus
> but keys that are typed don't appear in the window until after i have first
> "clicked the mouse" somewhere. i don't mean clicking in the window. the
> click can happen in the root window and when i move the pointer back to
> the xterm any keys typed are received by the xterm.
>
> 3) worst of all, i am still unable to successfully map the right option
> key to be a control key. the xmodmap command to remap the key works but
> the xmodmap command to turn it into a modifier key still doesn't. i
> think i reported this ages ago but it's still the same:
>
> $ xmodmap -e "keycode 69 = Control_R NoSymbol Control_R"
> $ xmodmap -e "clear Control"
> $ xmodmap -e "add Control = Control_L Control_R"
> X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
> Major opcode of failed request: 118 (X_SetModifierMapping)
> Value in failed request: 0x17
> Serial number of failed request: 11
> Current serial number in output stream: 11
>
> this works in the default X11.app (XQuartz 2.3.6).
>
> macosx-10.6.8
> mid-2010 macbookpro
>
> cheers,
> raf
>
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