This is a read-only archive of the inkscapeforum.com site. You can search for info here or post new questions and comments at In a question on Amending Modifier Keys on OS X, I was pointed to ~suv's post http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3294#p15379.
It appears from this that Inkscape is restricted to the three modifiers Alt/Ctl/Shift. Is there anyway to get Inkscape to recognise four modifiers - those three and whatever you want to call the Apple/Cmd key - if it is possible to get X11 to do so?
I am not looking for the .Xmodmap hack which allows both Ctl and Cmd keys to be used for Ctl. I want four distinct modifiers, please.
Apple/Cmd Key Modifier in OS X?
Re: Apple/Cmd Key Modifier in OS X?
gaffa wrote:Is there anyway to get Inkscape to recognise four modifiers - those three and whatever you want to call the Apple/Cmd key - if it is possible to get X11 to do so?
I am not aware of any configuration option to override the internal keyboard shortcut implementation based on the three modifiers Shift, Crtl and Alt:
keys/default.xml, wrote:- The "modifiers" attribute contains a comma-separated list of modifiers, which can be
one or more of: "Ctrl", "Shift", "Alt".
The <cmd> key is seen by X11 as 'Meta_L' and 'Meta_R'. Output of 'xev' for key press/release events for both left and right cmd keys (X11/XQuartz 2.4.0 on OS X 10.5.8):
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KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x1fb, subw 0x0, time 3443975988, (373,350), root:(373,372),
state 0x0, keycode 63 (keysym 0xffe7, Meta_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x1fb, subw 0x0, time 3443976173, (373,350), root:(373,372),
state 0x10, keycode 63 (keysym 0xffe7, Meta_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x1fb, subw 0x0, time 3443977885, (373,350), root:(373,372),
state 0x0, keycode 71 (keysym 0xffe8, Meta_R), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0xc00001,
root 0x1fb, subw 0x0, time 3443978069, (373,350), root:(373,372),
state 0x10, keycode 71 (keysym 0xffe8, Meta_R), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
Trying to use a 'Meta' modifer in keys/default.xml gives this console error:
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** (inkscape-bin:48684): WARNING **: Unknown modifier Meta for ViewModeToggleFrom my understanding you would need to code this - if at all possible. On systems where X11 is not running parallel to a native UI like on Mac OS X I could imagine you'd be glad to have at least one modifier that is _not_ owned by Inkscape... (EDIT: that's a logically flawed argument I figure). But I don't know for sure - I am not a dev. You could file a report in the bug tracker for your wish though.gaffa wrote:I want four distinct modifiers, please.