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[Thomas Hood <878277@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Just upgraded to oneiric.

The Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win key behavior alternatives are:

* Default
    - So what is the "default"?
* Add the standard behaviour to Menu key
    - What is the "standard behaviour"?  What is its relation to "the default"?
    - Which is the "Menu key"?
* Alt is mapped to Right Win, Super to Menu
    - What does "mapped to" mean?  The term "map" is symmetrical, but the application here is asymmetrical.  Does this option map the Alt function to the Right Win key, or the Right Win function to the Alt keys?  Presumably the first, but it isn't clear.  Please say something like "Alt functionality...".
* Alt and Meta are on Alt keys
    - Does this mean that Alt functionality is mapped to the left Alt key and Meta to the right Alt key?  Or what?  Not clear.
* Left Alt is swapped with Left Win
    - This and other options are not inherently mutually exclusive.  So why are these options on radio buttons?

A Help button on the dialog would be nice.

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

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Title:
  Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior incomprehensible

Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Just upgraded to oneiric.

  The Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win key behavior alternatives are:

  * Default
      - So what is the "default"?
  * Add the standard behaviour to Menu key
      - What is the "standard behaviour"?  What is its relation to "the default"?
      - Which is the "Menu key"?
  * Alt is mapped to Right Win, Super to Menu
      - What does "mapped to" mean?  The term "map" is symmetrical, but the application here is asymmetrical.  Does this option map the Alt function to the Right Win key, or the Right Win function to the Alt keys?  Presumably the first, but it isn't clear.  Please say something like "Alt functionality...".
  * Alt and Meta are on Alt keys
      - Does this mean that Alt functionality is mapped to the left Alt key and Meta to the right Alt key?  Or what?  Not clear.
  * Left Alt is swapped with Left Win
      - This and other options are not inherently mutually exclusive.  So why are these options on radio buttons?

  A Help button on the dialog would be nice.

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