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[Bug 852834] Re: Gnome-terminal steals ALT key

 

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Gnome-terminal steals ALT key

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

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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