these are the key events in my bottom row, i deleted the release events. this is typed on a thinkpad t20, so no windows keys.
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 398712, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x4, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 403173, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x0, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 403982, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x0, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: " " KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 411290, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x0, keycode 113 (keysym 0xffea, Alt_R), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 413056, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x0, keycode 109 (keysym 0xffe4, Control_R), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" instead of ISO_Level3_Shift i see Alt_R i'm running gnome 2.4, but how do i know if i run the gnome keyboard configuration? when i start x without any window manager, xev also reports KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001, root 0x40, subw 0x1e00002, time 411290, (48,43), root:(78,126), state 0x0, keycode 113 (keysym 0xffea, Alt_R), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" and AltGr does not work. Regards Klaus Zitiere Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > retitle 250629 xlibs: AltGr stopped working > (xfree86/pc105/de/nodeadkeys) > tag 250629 + unreproducible > thanks > > On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 09:14:04AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Check for the existence of the following files: > > > > > > $HOME/.Xmodmap > > > /etc/X11/Xmodmap > > > > There is neither an /etc/X11/Xmodmap nor any $HOME/.Xmodmap. > > Okay, I doubt you're using it, then. > > I cannot reproduce this problem. I have a U.S. PC-style USB keyboard > hooked up to my keyboard, and I ran the following command to set up > my keyboard like yours: > > $ setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model pc105 -layout de -variant nodeadkeys > > I then ran xev, and pressed and released every key along the bottom > row: > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33642175, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33642311, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x4, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33642927, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33643087, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x40, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33644119, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33644231, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x8, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33646567, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 1 bytes: " " > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33646695, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 1 bytes: " " > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33647895, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), > same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33647983, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x80, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), > same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33648407, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 116 (keysym 0xffec, Super_R), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33648527, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x40, keycode 116 (keysym 0xffec, Super_R), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33649510, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 117 (keysym 0xff67, Menu), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33649654, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 117 (keysym 0xff67, Menu), same_screen YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33650302, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x0, keycode 109 (keysym 0xffe4, Control_R), same_screen > YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001, > root 0x48, subw 0x400b5f, time 33650374, (124,111), > root:(127,140), > state 0x4, keycode 109 (keysym 0xffe4, Control_R), same_screen > YES, > XLookupString gives 0 bytes: "" > > As I understand it, AltGr is "ISO_Level3_Shift" in XKB parlance. > > Do you see the same key events when you do the same thing? > > Furthermore, when I hold this key down and press my top row of keys, I > get the > following characters: > > ¬¹²³¼½¬{[]}\¸ > > ...which makes it appear to me that AltGr is working as intended. > > Are you running a GNOME or KDE keyboard configuration application? > These often > screw up the keyboard. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | There is no housing shortage > in > Debian GNU/Linux | Lincoln today -- just a rumor > that > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | is put about by people who > have > http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | nowhere to live. -- G. L. > Murfin >