[Bug 1016996] [NEW] Right ALT key mapped through .Xmodmap does not work in Firefox

Sat Jun 23 22:31:24 UTC 2012

Public bug reported:

I have mapped the Right Alt key (keycode 108) and the Right Winkey (keycode 134) through .Xmodmap as follows:
d at lexx:~$ cat .Xmodmap
keycode 108 = ediaeresis Ediaeresis
keycode 134 = ccedilla Ccedilla

However, only the Right winkey works as expected producing the çÇ
characters in Firefox. The Alt key does not work (no character gets
entered in text fields in Firefox).

The Alt key as it is mapped works in other applications such as Konsole,
Konqueror, etc., producing the characters ëË.

The exact same setup was working in prior versions of Kubuntu and
Firefox, but it does not work in Kubuntu 12.04 LTS.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2:  d          1915 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  d          1915 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  d          1915 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120615112143
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe8f8000 irq 46'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0888,102802ac,00100202'
   Controls      : 43
   Simple ctrls  : 20
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x8d7'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x8d7 at usb-0000:00:1a.7-4.3, full speed'
   Mixer name	: 'USB Mixer'
   Components	: 'USB046d:08d7'
   Controls      : 3
   Simple ctrls  : 2
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfe9ec000 irq 46'
   Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100000'
   Controls      : 6
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card2.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Channel: release
Date: Sat Jun 23 18:25:41 2012
DefaultProfilePlugins:
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
 VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 3.0.1) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-cone-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 DivX® Web Player - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-mully-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character before close parenthesis @ [Profile]/extensions/color_management at seanhayes.name/defaults/preferences/defaults.js:2
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.100  metric 1 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.104  metric 2
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=
Profile1Plugins:
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
 VLC Multimedia Plugin (compatible Totem 3.0.1) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-cone-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 DivX® Web Player - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-mully-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 Windows Media Player Plug-in 10 (compatible; Totem) - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
 QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.6 - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so (totem-mozilla)
Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile2Plugins:
 IcedTea NPR Web Browser Plugin (using IcedTea6 1.9.10 (6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.3)) - /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64/IcedTeaPlugin.so
 Google Talk Plugin Video Accelerator - /opt/google/talkplugin/libnpgtpo3dautoplugin.so
 Google Talk Plugin - /opt/google/talkplugin/libnpgoogletalk.so
 Shockwave Flash - /opt/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so
 Skype Buttons for Kopete - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/skypebuttons.so
Profile2PrefSources:
 /etc/firefox/syspref.js
 prefs.js
 user.js
Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profiles:
 Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=13.0.1/20120615112143 (In use)
 Profile1 - LastVersion=13.0.1/20120615112143 (In use)
 Profile2 - LastVersion=9.0.1/20111220165912 (Out of date)
RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.0.1-0ubuntu21
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.9
dmi.board.name: 0M017G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: '01'
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.9:bd12/25/2008:svnDellInc.:pnStudio540:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0M017G:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr'01':
dmi.product.name: Studio 540
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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

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