On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:57:14 +0200 (CEST) Antonio Regidor García <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Chances are, that you also don't have a right "Alt" key on your keyboard, > > but one > > labeled "Alt Gr" instead, that is intended for entering non-ascii > > characters (see > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key). If you don't need any of these (I > > am not > > familiar with the Spanish keyboard layout, but I assume there are some > > accented > > keys on it), you can simple redefine the AltGr key as Meta_R in your X > > server's > > keyboard layout (If you have a newer 105-keys, you can also use on of those > > "Menu" > > or "Windows" keys) > > Thanks for your fast reply. > > Yes, the key has Alt_Gr printed on it. I assumed that the Alt_Gr key should > work as an Alt key in > conjuction with non-symbol keys (Alt_Gr-x etc.). Thanks to your link now I > know that it has > nothing in common with the other Alt keys. I redefined it using xmodmap, I > simply wanted to know On my system, without too much tweaking, the AltGr key certainly does behave as an Alt key; it invokes menus, switches windows with Alt-Tab, etc. I'm no X expert, though, so I may be missing something. [snip] > Cheers, > > Antonio Regidor García Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator
