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.
>
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>Spanish keyboard Alt key problems
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253604
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>
>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
>

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