#975502 nedit: Shortcuts broken if .motifbind file exists

Package:
nedit
Source:
nedit
Description:
powerful, customizable, Motif based text editor
Submitter:
DieSpinne
Date:
2020-11-23 01:48:04 UTC
Severity:
important
#975502#5
Date:
2020-11-23 01:44:27 UTC
From:
To:
Nedit input handling fails dramatically if a ~/.motifbind file exists.

To reproduce the behavior, create this ~/.motifbind file:

    osfCut          :       Ctrl    <Key>x
    osfCopy         :       Ctrl    <Key>c
    osfPaste        :       Ctrl    <Key>v

Issue

    xmbind

and launch Nedit. Verify that the characters x, c and v cannot be
inputed anymore, instead they trigger the cut, copy and paste clipboard
actions. Furthermore, dialogs and menu items cannot be navigated with
arrow keys. Multiple additional nasty side-effects probably exist.

Note that .motifbind is a file to remap general purpose keys in Motif
applications (e.g. Xmgrace and Xpdf), so deleting the file should not
be a solution.