[Xquartz-dev] 2.3.0 not playing well with spaces hot-key combination (locking control key)

[Darren Nickerson]

On Aug 1, 2008, at 7:13 AM, Harald Hanche-Olsen wrote:

> + Darren Nickerson <darren.nickerson at ifax.com>:
>
>> I just updated my 10.5.4 box to X11-2.3.0 and I'm experiencing a
>> rather annoying issue. I use a hotkey combination (CTRL + arrow keys)
>> to move around between spaces. When I use this combination to switch
>> out of the space where X11 is runninig, whenever I return to that
>> space (either by hotkeys or using the spaces dock icon) all of my
>> xterms seem to think the CTRL key is still held down. [...]
>>
>> Is this a known issue?
>
> Yes. I think it has finally moved up near the top of Jeremy's list of
> things to work on, so maybe a fix will be forthcoming.

Ah, OK, thanks for the follow-up. I saw comments about issues with non- 
US keyboards, but I did not see this one listed.

> A workaround, if you haven't already found it, is to hit the control
> key after moving to the new space.

Yup, that's what I have been using, but I frequently destroy a few  
xterms with accidental CTRL-D's before I realize what's happening ;-)

Since this is a known issue I'll assume you don't need test cases and  
will downgrade for now. Many thanks again for the prompt reply!

-Darren