Maniphest T56767

Manual instruction for installing on Linux is either wrong or needing update
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Hoang Duy Tran (hoangduytran)
Sep 11 2018, 11:39 PM
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Reading the

https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/getting_started/installing/linux.html

you'll find the line

KDE: System Settings ‣ Window Behavior ‣ Window Behavior ‣ Window Actions, Switch ‘Alt’ for ‘Meta’ key.

I switched to an installation of Mint 19, setup KDE and found the setting is as shown in the image:

This shows the KDE
System Settings > Windows Management > Window Behaviour > Window Actions

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rBM Blender Manual
rBM4433 Fix T56767: wrong description of KDE modifier key changes.

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Hoang Duy Tran (hoangduytran) created this task.Sep 11 2018, 11:39 PM
Hoang Duy Tran (hoangduytran) added a comment.Sep 11 2018, 11:41 PM

You might need to add change <Switch "Modifier key" from 'Alt' to 'Meta' for an absolute clear instruction>

Brecht Van Lommel (brecht) changed the task status from Unknown Status to Resolved by committing rBM4433: Fix T56767: wrong description of KDE modifier key changes..Sep 12 2018, 9:57 AM
Brecht Van Lommel (brecht) added a commit: rBM4433: Fix T56767: wrong description of KDE modifier key changes..
Hoang Duy Tran (hoangduytran) mentioned this in T56774: Variations on repositories and online documentation.Sep 12 2018, 11:12 AM