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[PATCH] Fix Mac OS X key bindings bug

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Message #25 received at 21551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Kai Yu Zhang <yeannylam <at> gmail.com>,
 Mikhail Gusarov <dottedmag <at> dottedmag.net>, Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#21551: Fix Mac OS X key bindings bug
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:44:44 +0000

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On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 06:56:20PM +0000, Alan Third wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 05:57:32PM +0000, Philipp Stephani wrote:
> > It seems like in the macOS input model, we can't: either we strip away all
> > modifiers, or none.
> 
> It appears you can using some Carbon stuff. Half‐assed proof of
> concept patch attached.

Better version attached.

Is there any reason to avoid Carbon code? I’m not aware of any, and if
it’s OK then I think this finally solves this problem.

(It might be best to get someone with a different keyboard layout than
me to test it. The only reason I have for using alt as a shift key is
to type ‘#’ or ‘€’.)
-- 
Alan Third

[0001-Fix-modifier-key-handling-on-macOS.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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