Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg > Version: 1:7.2-5 > Severity: normal > > I have: > > vin:~> xmodmap -pke | grep ' 22 ' > keycode 22 = BackSpace 0x1000017 > > so that a Shift-BackSpace sends a Ctrl-W, but xev shows that > Shift-BackSpace just sends a BackSpace. Similarly, I have: > > keycode 67 = eacute Eacute > > and so on, so that when I hit the F1 key, I get the character 'é' > and Shift-F1 should give 'É'. But Shift-F1 gives 'é'. > > I have tried with and without > > Option "XkbDisable" "true" > > in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, and replacing > > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > > by > > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > but this doesn't change anything. > > I didn't have such a problem on another machine (but with an older > Xorg version). >
Could you try downgrading some packages to Etch? For instance xbase-clients or xserver-xorg-core. If it doesn't help, any idea when the bug appeared and what has been upgraded at this time? Brice
