HUD doesn't distinguish left Alt key from right Alt key

[Gabe Gorelick]

The key binding for HUD can be changed in Keyboard Settings -> Shortcuts. From here, you can bind HUD to Alt L or Alt R, and that is reflected in the Keyboard Settings UI (see attached image). But even after doing this, HUD will still launch on either key, i.e. HUD is still launched when Alt L or Alt R is pressed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: indicator-appmenu 0.3.97-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 30 10:23:20 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: indicator-appmenu
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-30 (0 days ago)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I can't reproduce the problem, other than the Gnome Keyboard settings mis-reports the default setting (Alt) as "Alt L".

If you click on it and change it to the right Alt key, it then shows "Mod2+Alt R" and the HUD correctly only responds to the right Alt key. Can you confirm this?

[Gabe Gorelick (gabegorelick)]

> If you click on it and change it to the right Alt key, it then shows "Mod2+Alt R" and the HUD correctly only responds to the right Alt key. Can you confirm this?

Nope. When I do that it shows "Alt R" and HUD still responds to both Alt L and Alt R.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Song Younghwan (purluno)]

In my case:
Alt R: OK
Alt L: shows HUD on both left/right Alt
(Thinkpad X230, Ubuntu 13.04)

[Hernawan Fa'iz Abdillah (abdillah)]

Same as Song Younghwan (purluno)
(Logitech Keyboard, 13.10)