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[Anders Kaseorg <andersk@xxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

My Alt key no longer acts as Meta in gnome-terminal on my precise system
as of today.  So for example in bash, Alt+b no longer moves back a word,
Alt+Backspace no longer deletes a word, etc.  These keystrokes now act
as if Alt was not pressed.

Other libvte-based terminals like xfce4-terminal are not affected.

I traced this to the upload of gtk+3.0 3.2.2-0ubuntu1.  After
downgrading libgtk-3-0, libgail-3-0, libgail-3-common, gir1.2-gtk-3.0,
libgtk-3-bin from 3.2.2-0ubuntu1 to 3.2.0-0ubuntu3 and restarting gnome-
terminal, the problem goes away.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-terminal 3.0.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 15 01:53:57 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: vte
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

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

** Affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise regression-release

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Title:
  Alt stopped working as Meta in gnome-terminal with gtk+3.0
  3.2.2-0ubuntu1

Status in Gnome Virtual Terminal Emulator:
  Unknown
Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “gtk+3.0” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My Alt key no longer acts as Meta in gnome-terminal on my precise
  system as of today.  So for example in bash, Alt+b no longer moves
  back a word, Alt+Backspace no longer deletes a word, etc.  These
  keystrokes now act as if Alt was not pressed.

  Other libvte-based terminals like xfce4-terminal are not affected.

  I traced this to the upload of gtk+3.0 3.2.2-0ubuntu1.  After
  downgrading libgtk-3-0, libgail-3-0, libgail-3-common, gir1.2-gtk-3.0,
  libgtk-3-bin from 3.2.2-0ubuntu1 to 3.2.0-0ubuntu3 and restarting
  gnome-terminal, the problem goes away.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: gnome-terminal 3.0.1-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
  Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  ApportVersion: 1.26-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Nov 15 01:53:57 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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