Shift key

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Issue migrated from trac ticket # 2819

component: keyboard | priority: major | resolution: worksforme

2020-06-25 15:29:38: vejnovic created the issue

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I'm running the xpra server v4.0.2-26625-1 on Debian 10.
In LibreOffice Writer I can't mark text for copying with the shift key and the arrow right key. In version 3.0.10-26630-2 this option works normally: with the combination of shift key and arrow right key I can mark the text to be copied.

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2020-06-25 15:31:00: vejnovic commented

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Running LibreOffice version 6.1.5-3+deb10u6.

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2020-06-25 15:33:01: vejnovic changed component from android to keyboard

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2020-06-25 15:50:03: antoine changed status from new to assigned

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2020-06-25 15:50:03: antoine commented

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What is the client OS and version? Also 4.0.2 on Debian 10?

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2020-06-25 16:06:01: vejnovic commented

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Yes. Same OS, OS version (Debian 10) and Xpra version (4.02) on the server and on the client.

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2020-06-25 16:07:30: antoine edited the issue description

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2020-06-25 16:07:30: antoine commented

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What is your keyboard layout and configuration?
(see hints in Keyboard)
Does your client display use wayland?

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2020-06-25 16:17:29: vejnovic commented

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I'm using Slovenian keyboard layout, nothing special, system configured (Xfce desktop). And my client display not use wayland.

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2020-06-29 11:25:07: antoine changed status from assigned to new

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2020-06-29 11:25:07: antoine changed owner from antoine to vejnovic

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2020-06-29 11:25:07: antoine commented

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I am assuming that this is what your server log shows:

setting keyboard layout to 'si'

I've tested with a gnome session on wayland and also on x11, with libreoffice and with gedit.
In all cases I was able to use shift + arrows to select text.
All tested on Debian 10.4

So please try a gnome session to see if the problem is somehow specific to your xfce desktop.
If not, then there's some other detail that you are not reporting.

As per comment:5, see Keyboard.

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2020-07-27 16:07:58: antoine changed status from new to closed

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2020-07-27 16:07:58: antoine set resolution to worksforme

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2020-07-27 16:07:58: antoine commented

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Not heard back.

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2020-08-20 11:13:07: rikky commented

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I have the same issue on Ubuntu Bionic with gnome desktop. It is very annoying to not be able to mark words or lines with shift- in any editor (like geany, qtcreator, gedit). Have to use the mouse for this. Normally I use the English international keyboard, but since Xpra always had issues with this layout (dead keys not working) I also tested with the English(US) layout and keyboard-sync=no, but same issue. The behavior broke when updating the server from 3.0.6-25195-2 to 4.0.2-26625-1 and the Windows Client to 4.0.1-26379. The log includes the line "setting keyboard layout to 'us'". Not sure what else is useful to analyze this issue?

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2020-09-18 16:46:20: antoine commented

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Very likely to be solved in #2632 - which had all the details needed to investigate this bug.