Bug 238637 - The "greater than" character is misunderstood as "less than" character in KDE input action screen.
Summary: The "greater than" character is misunderstood as "less than" character in KDE...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kdelibs
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: shortcuts (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdelibs bugs
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Reported: 2010-05-24 02:15 UTC by SmartSoftwareFactory
Modified: 2023-01-12 05:18 UTC (History)
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Description SmartSoftwareFactory 2010-05-24 02:15:56 UTC
Version:           4.2.4 (using KDE 4.3.1) 
OS:                Linux

I discovered this bug because I have an english keyboard but I use it in latinamerican distribution to have quick access to accents. The problem switching the keyboard is that "greater than" and "less than" chars are missing and theres no way to map them to other keys. (Thats not the bug this is a fisical problem cause eu keyboards have one less key than latinamerican keyboards)

The obvious solution was create an action in input action kde screen that when i typed META + . or any other key combination the system create a ">" output. The problem is that the "input action" screen do not recognize (or maybe just swap) the ">" for "<".

That's all, I understand this is a really low priority bug but I think it should be easy to resolve and would benefit any one that works in a not native keyboard. In my case im a programmer and writting XML, HTML, JSP, etc. is a really pain in the ass.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
To recreate the bug follow this steps.

1. Open KDE Input action screen
2  Create a new action
3. In trigger put any key combination you like, in my case META + .
4. In Action put the > character.
5. Apply the changes and when you type the combination you should get a < output instead a >.

Actual Results:  
The < char produces a < char
The > char produces a < char... ouch
Comment 1 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-02 23:03:26 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 2 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-16 05:34:25 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version?

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2022-12-13 02:53:54 UTC
Thank you for reporting this issue in KDE software. As it was reported on an older version, can we please ask you to see if you cazn reproduce the issue with a more recent software version?  
  
If you can confirm this issue still exists in a recent version, please change the version field and the status to "REPORTED" when replying. Thank you!
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2022-12-28 05:25:16 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with
no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
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If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is
ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2023-01-12 05:18:14 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
wiki located here:
https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!