GNU bug report logs - #54289
29.0.50; Emacs ignores xmodmap Super_L assignment

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From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 54289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54289: 29.0.50; Emacs ignores xmodmap Super_L assignment
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:39:59 +0800

Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> writes:
>
>> I have these entries in ~/.Xmodmap:
>>
>> keysym Super_L = slash
>> keysym Menu = backslash
>>
>> In my latest build from master (details below), the Super_L assignment
>> is ignored and Emacs does not react at all to pressing the Super_L key
>> (the Menu assignment is still recognized).  According to git bisect the
>> following commit introduced this behavior change:
>
> Thanks, that's very odd.  Do GTK programs also ignore this mapping?

If that is so, you probably have a stray modifier bound to Super_L
(perhaps Mod4?)

In that case, you should also add:

  remove Super_L = Mod4

Or something of the sorts to your .Xmodmap.

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