Hi, thanks for reply. Using xev this is what I obtained from the key I would like to re-map:
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001, root 0x12d, subw 0x0, time 778257, (752,-224), root:(833,354), state 0x0, keycode 104 (keysym 0xff8d, KP_Enter), same_screen YES, " XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) " XFilterEvent returns: False Can you paste the response of your right ALT (Alt Gr) so I can understand which is its keycode? Best Ricca On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Indulekha <indule...@theunworthy.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 09:00:12PM -0500, Mark Allums wrote: > > On 5/2/2012 5:05 PM, Riccardo Romoli wrote: > > >Hi to all, > > > > > >I'm a newbie of Debian but using the Debian-Wiky I was able to install > > >Debian 6 as single boot, on my MacBookPro (v.3.1). The only problem I > > >notice, till now...., is about the Alt key. I bought the computer as > > >used from a German guy ignoring that the keyboard has the particularity > > >to has only the left Alt key instead of two. So the right Alt key is > > >replaced by a second ENTER and the left Alt key is used as Meta key > > >instead of Option key. > > > > > >I tried to configure the keyboard with the graphical interface but I > > >wasn't able solve my problem. If, for example I press Alt+Tab, I was > > >able to switch between the different windows, but the Alt key doesn't > > >work both in the various text editors (emacs, gedit...) and in the > > >terminal, to type the extra character such as tilde, square brackets... > > > > > >I think I should re-map my keyboard replacing the extra ENTER with the > > >Alt(Option) key but I have no idea how to do this. > > > > > >Do you have any suggestion? > > > > > Install the package xev if you don't already have it, and read the > man page. Xev will allow you to see which key generates what keycode. > Won't help in the console, but using an xwindows environment you can > remap your keys as you wish using xmodmap. (read "man xmodmap"). > Sorry for the overgeneralization, but I haven't had the need to do this > in a few years, so only vaguely recall what I did... > > > > > When away from home base, remapping would be preferable, but at > > home, you might get a full-sized PC keyboard that works the way you > > expect. You would have to re-configure the key layout every time you > > switched, but it's something to consider. > > > > No problem, you just use shell aliases (or little scripts) and have > them point to (for example) .xmodmap0 and xmodmap1, as replacements > for the standard xmodmap. Create keybindings to switch from one to the > other in your window manager, and at the stroke of a key you can switch > from one layout to the other. > > I know this is all very general and probably sounds dreadfully opaque, > but once you have the actual keycodes if you need more help just come back > and post the details. > > Here's the xev output for my "Return" key, just to show you what to look > for. It's different on different keyboards, so this is only an example: > > KeyRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x1800001, > root 0x128, subw 0x0, time 20931520, (-6,197), root:(15,331), > state 0x0, keycode 36 (keysym 0xff0d, Return), same_screen YES, > " XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) " > XFilterEvent returns: False > > So when you see something similar for each key you want to redefine, > you know you're on to something. :) > > Good luck! > > -- > ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ > Indulekha > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120503034212.GA6321@radhesyama > >
