[openbox] 3.3 rc2---major bug!

Clay Barnes clay.barnes at gmail.com
Sat Sep 30 01:12:19 EDT 2006


This is what I'm getting from xev:
state 0x10, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,

That is what I had before (I think), but is it no longer valid?
Should I modify my xmodmap file?

It seems to not be modifying my state.

Ideas?

On 9/29/06, Mikael Magnusson <mangosoft at comhem.se> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Clay Barnes wrote:
>
> > I'm using 3.3, rc2, and I have an extensive set of keybindings in my
> > rc.xml.  I developed them on an earlier version of OB, and I have not
> > changed them in a while.  I upgraded OB, and now they are mostly
> > disabled.  I think the thing all the disabled bindings have in common
> > is they use the "Windows" (Meta4/Super) key.  I know the XML is valid,
> > so I assume that either the syntax is broken or changed.  I'm
> > attaching my rc.xml file in hopes that you can instruct me on how to
> > fix the issue.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Clay
>
> Please check that the output of "xmodmap" and what you get when you press
> the win key in xev agree.
>
> For example on my computer:
> % xmodmap
> ...
> mod4        Meta_L (0x73)
>
> % xev
> ...
> state 0x10, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffe7, Meta_L), same_screen YES,
>
> Also check if the state field changes when you hold down the win key while
> pressing other keys, it should add 0x40 to whatever the value is without
> it (at least that is what happens here).
>
> I would of course also suggest upgrading to the latest version but it
> should be unrelated in this case.
>
> --
> Mikael Magnusson
>



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