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[Brian Visel <aeon.descriptor@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Title:
  syndaemon: allow exclusion of shift as a modifier key

Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Firstly, thanks for your work in general -- you make pointing
  possible, and typing bearable.  :-D

  This is a wishlist item, but I think it's fairly important, and fairly simple to implement:
  Add an option to disclude 'shift' from the keys considered as modifiers
  or:
  Disclude shift from modifiers by default when using -k or -K, and add an option to include it
  or:
  Allow selection of which modifier keys should be ignored

  Rationale:
  * Shift is used during regular typing.
  * Typically other modifiers are not, unless doing meta operations on the text
  * When shift-clicking in an active text area, everything from the caret to the pointer is highlighted.
    * If typing quickly, this means everything from the caret to the pointer is deleted, and replaced with the text after the click
    * this is painfully annoying, and causes lost productivity (if not lost work, though most apps have a useful undo option).
  * Even if shift-clicking doesn't highlight text, the caret is moved, and typing continues in another area.
    * in this case (at least when typing quickly):
      * the misplaced text must be removed from the new caret location
      * areas around the text should be inspected for misplaced characters (there may have been more than one click moving the caret)
  * Should be easy to implement -- the basic functionality is already present

  ..overall, this is really frustrating to have going on, particularly
  if you do things that may involve a lot of capital letters (coding,
  for example).  But it is also frustrating to deal with the long pause
  when modifiers *aren't* ignored.

  Ignoring modifier activity *except* that of shift allows the best of
  both worlds, at least for a frequent use-case.

  Thanks for considering.

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