Alt+Left Click does not move scene in Linux Mint/Cinnamon

[rtizzy]

As described.

Easy to replicate. Linux Mint 13. Hold alt and left click. The entire window moves.

[elisee]

Hi!

That's your window manager taking Alt+Left Click over, not much we can do from the Superpowers side. You should be able to use middle-click instead though.

[rtizzy]

@elisee

This is likely a mapping in both Windows and Ubuntu and potentially many other Window managers. Creating a different key combination for Linux builds is a potential solution since it's likely to conflict with a decent amount of the users.

[elisee]

Alt+Left Click works fine on Windows and OS X. It is already itself the alternative to Middle Click.

Does middle click not work for you?

[rtizzy]

Middle click works but that's aside from the point as I'm using a laptop trackpad which makes this nearly impossible.

Not everything that works for Windows+Mac will work for Linux and providing better functionality for remapping keys or finding keys that better mesh with Linux seems valuable for a cross platform program.

[elisee]

Not everything that works for Windows+Mac will work for Linux

Yeah I don't disagree, I was just refuting your comment that it probably didn't work on Windows either.

providing better functionality for remapping keys or finding keys that better mesh with Linux seems valuable for a cross platform program

Of course. What would be a good alternative binding on Linux in your opinion?

[rtizzy]

Ctrl + Left Click shouldn't conflict with anything, at least on the Cinnamon DE and I believe it would be well suited for many others.

[elisee]

Hmm something tells me we shouldn't use Ctrl since it is already used for various shortcuts like Ctrl+N, Ctrl+D, etc. but maybe it's fine.

@bilou84 what do you think?

@elricsfate btw does Alt Gr (aka Right Alt) not work either?

[MathieuLoutre]

Ctrl + Left Click is the right click on OSX. Unless that change is Linux specific, it could potentially be a problem?

[rtizzy]

@elisee

Same issue with alt gr.

@elricsfate btw does Alt Gr (aka Right Alt) not work either?

Wouldn't it then make more sense to use Ctrl?

@MathieuLoutre

My suggestion is for a separate key mapping for linux for this particular control (and a better process for changing mappings in general)

[MathieuLoutre]

@elricsfate Sure! Just flagging it, in case this was to become the shortcut on all platforms :)

[elisee]

Can you try using Super + Alt + Left Click? This answer (http://askubuntu.com/a/445254) seems to suggest it will override the window manager's behavior.

My suggestion is for a separate key mapping for linux for this particular control (and a better process for changing mappings in general)

Full remapping support is quite a bit of work, not something I'll personally spearhead anytime soon since I have a lot of other things I want to get done.

EDIT: See superpowers/superpowers-core#129 too