From 6df50790cdbe5103dd9ec26e2d4e19406cb94737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:55:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] input: prevent unintentional marking of text for shifted Meta
keystrokes
The Shift detection on a Linux console was meant to affect only the
dedicated cursor-movement keys, not <Shift+Meta+character>.
This fixes https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57598.
Indirectly-reported-by: Brand Huntsman <alpha@qzx.com>
---
src/winio.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index a0cbbb08..248d563a 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -599,7 +599,8 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
if (modifiers & 0x01) {
if (retval == TAB_CODE)
return SHIFT_TAB;
- shift_held = TRUE;
+ if (!meta_key)
+ shift_held = TRUE;
}
/* Is Alt being held? */
if (modifiers == 0x08) {