I am not looking for shift keys. I am looking for alt keys both left and right
Regards >-----Original Message----- >From: bascule [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, August 8, 2008 04:46 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Bug 253604] Re: Spanish keyboard Alt key problems > >right alt generating other/special characters is normal behaviour, you >are looking for functions generated by shift keys I think, not alt. The >above described behaviour is normal for alt keys. > >-- >Spanish keyboard Alt key problems >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253604 >You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >of the bug. > >Status in Ubuntu: New > >Bug description: >The ISO is ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso installed on windows 2000 machine >through VMware server 1.0.4 build-56528 > >The language selected is English >The Keyboard layout is Spanish (Fujitsi Siemens) 105 key layout (not Laptop) >so set to Fujitsu / Happy Hacking Keyboard with Alt/Win key behavior set to >default. > > >The Alt keys have strange operations in the GUI and the terminal > >In the Keyboard preferences/Layouts Type to test settings field: the Alt keys >(left & right) do not work for MOST of the keys (there are exceptions) for >example the > >Left Alt + <accelerator keys - keys with underscores on buttons and fields on >the form> >Left Alt + t selects the characters already typed in the Type to test >settings: field >Left Alt + o brings up the Keyboard Layout Options form > >BUT > >Left Alt + m does NOT select the Keyboard model: Drop down > >I am sure there are other options that will work but the NORMAL ALT key >selections do NOT work i.e. > >Left or Right ALT + 2 does not show the @ symbo etc. etc. > > >I\n the Terminal even stranger behavior is displayed >Left Alt + <number> displays (arg: <number>) >Right Alt + <1,2,4,7,8,9,0> display nothing >Right Alt + 3 displays the correct # symbol >Right Alt + 5 displays a character not even on the keyboard. It's a half >character as in 1 over 2 (1/2) but as a single char >Right Alt + 6 displays the correct ¬ symbol > >Right Alt + many of the character keys display strange symbols such as various >Greek and German characters but the normal Alt characters are not displayed >i.e. > >Alt + 2 = @ >Alt + º = \ >Alt + 4 = ~ > >etc. etc. etc. > > >Altogether this makes the install impossible for me to use via the Terminal > >Regards > >Steven McArdle > -- Spanish keyboard Alt key problems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
