[xmonad] shiftmask stopped working

[Jim Burton]

Jim Burton wrote:
> Thanks guys. xev has this to say:
[...]
> Any idea why xmonad isn't reacting to bindings which include shiftMask?
>

This is very strange but it seems to be sporadic. For the first time since
I upgraded ubuntu M-S-enter is being picked up and opening a terminal. I
suppose it's possible my keyboard is flaky but it seems unlikely.



> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> Anders Engström wrote:
>> Try xev (in a terminal).
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:01, Jim Burton <jim at sdf-eu.org> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of an x application that I could use to work out what
>>> is
>>> actually being entered when I press a shift key (right and left have
>>> the
>>> same problem)? This might help me solve the problem.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>> Jim Burton wrote:
>>>> Hi, I upgraded my OS from ubuntu hardy to intrepid and shiftMask
>>>> stopped
>>>> working in xmonad 0.8. Keybindings like M-p work but M-S-p does
>>>> nothing
>>>> or
>>>> tries to enter 'P' into the window with focus. I'm still using the
>>>> same
>>>> keyboard & kbd layout. This is part of my xmonad.hs:
>>>>
>>>> myKeys (XConfig {modMask = modm}) =
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â M.fromList [ ((modm .|. shiftMask, Â  xK_p), Â 
>>>> Â  Â spawn
>>>> "bash -ci emacs")
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  , ((modm, Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â 
>>>> Â  xK_F2), Â  Â  spawn
>>>> "gmrun")
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  , ((modm .|. shiftMask, Â 
>>>> xK_Tab), Â  Â windows
>>>> W.focusUp)
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  , ((modm .|. controlMask,
>>>> xK_Delete), spawn
>>>> cmd_shutdown)
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  , ((modm, Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â 
>>>> Â  xK_p), Â  Â  Â spawn
>>>> cmd_dmenu)
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  , ((modm .|. shiftMask, Â 
>>>> xK_z), Â  Â  Â spawn
>>>> "gnome-screensaver-command -l")
>>>> Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  ]
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jim Burton
>>>>
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>>>
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>
>
> --
> Jim Burton
>


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Jim Burton