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[Bug 852834] [NEW] Gnome-terminal steals ALT key

 

Public bug reported:

When I press ALT, the keypress is not passed into the terminal, even
when I have the menu option "Enable Menu access keys" disabled.

This, of course, breaks any number of programs, including VIM.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-terminal 2.32.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 17 16:43:00 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity

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Title:
  Gnome-terminal steals ALT key

Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I press ALT, the keypress is not passed into the terminal, even
  when I have the menu option "Enable Menu access keys" disabled.

  This, of course, breaks any number of programs, including VIM.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: gnome-terminal 2.32.1-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Sep 17 16:43:00 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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