* Alt key in woody @ 2002-10-09 5:13 Wu XiaoGuang 2002-10-09 6:52 ` Fredrik Staxeng 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Wu XiaoGuang @ 2002-10-09 5:13 UTC (permalink / raw) Hi, all: I just installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 . The GNU Emacs version is 21.2 . I couldn't use Alt key normally. Although I could use it it in terminal (emacs -nw), it's a little unsuitable. I tried to put ,---- | xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L" & `---- in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession , but after I do this, I can't startx later. Thank you. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Alt key in woody 2002-10-09 5:13 Alt key in woody Wu XiaoGuang @ 2002-10-09 6:52 ` Fredrik Staxeng 2002-10-10 4:02 ` Wu XiaoGuang 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Fredrik Staxeng @ 2002-10-09 6:52 UTC (permalink / raw) woohsiaokuang@yahoo.com.cn (Wu XiaoGuang) writes: >Hi, all: > I just installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 . The GNU Emacs version is > 21.2 . > I couldn't use Alt key normally. Although I could use it it in > terminal (emacs -nw), it's a little unsuitable. > I tried to put >,---- >| xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L" & >`---- > in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession , but after I do this, I can't startx > later. > > Thank you. I put only the Meta keysym on the Alt key, since Meta and Alt are synonymous. keysym Alt_L = Meta_L keysym Alt_R = Meta_R And then you have to check that all Meta keys are mapped to the mod1 Modifier. ; xmodmap -pm xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses): shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) lock Caps_Lock (0x42) control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x6d), Control_L (0x73), Control_R (0x74) mod1 Meta_L (0x40), Meta_R (0x71) mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d) mod3 mod4 Control_L (0x73) mod5 Scroll_Lock (0x4e) Or you could just use the pc101 keyboard layout in X. Then there will be no Meta mapping on the Windows key, so the Alt key will be Meta. Your fix should work by itself, so it seems that your problem is to get the rest of the .xinitrc to work. Oh, and lose the & on the xmodmap line. -- Fredrik Stax\"ang | rot13: sfgk@hcqngr.hh.fr ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Alt key in woody 2002-10-09 6:52 ` Fredrik Staxeng @ 2002-10-10 4:02 ` Wu XiaoGuang 2002-10-12 6:41 ` Fredrik Staxeng 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Wu XiaoGuang @ 2002-10-10 4:02 UTC (permalink / raw) On 09 Oct 2002 08:52:13 +0200, Fredrik Staxeng wrote: > woohsiaokuang@yahoo.com.cn (Wu XiaoGuang) writes: >> Hi, all: I just installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 . The GNU Emacs >> version is 21.2 . I couldn't use Alt key normally. Although I >> could use it it in terminal (emacs -nw), it's a little unsuitable. >> I tried to put ,---- | xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L" & >> `---- in ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession , but after I do this, I can't >> startx later. >> >> Thank you. > I put only the Meta keysym on the Alt key, since Meta and Alt are > synonymous. > keysym Alt_L = Meta_L keysym Alt_R = Meta_R > And then you have to check that all Meta keys are mapped to the mod1 > Modifier. > ; xmodmap -pm xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in > parentheses): > shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) lock Caps_Lock (0x42) control > Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x6d), Control_L (0x73), Control_R > (0x74) mod1 Meta_L (0x40), Meta_R (0x71) mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d) mod3 > mod4 Control_L (0x73) mod5 Scroll_Lock (0x4e) > Or you could just use the pc101 keyboard layout in X. Then there > will be no Meta mapping on the Windows key, so the Alt key will be > Meta. > Your fix should work by itself, so it seems that your problem is to > get the rest of the .xinitrc to work. Oh, and lose the & on the > xmodmap line. > -- Fredrik Stax\"ang | rot13: sfgk@hcqngr.hh.fr Maybe it's the fault of myself. Now my ~/.xinitrc contains: ,---- | xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L" & | | # start icewm, and run xterm if it crashes (just to be safe) | exec icewm || exec xterm -fg red `---- It works now. (I guess it only need a Window Manager, :-)) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Alt key in woody 2002-10-10 4:02 ` Wu XiaoGuang @ 2002-10-12 6:41 ` Fredrik Staxeng 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Fredrik Staxeng @ 2002-10-12 6:41 UTC (permalink / raw) Wu XiaoGuang <xgwu@linux.net.cn> writes: >Maybe it's the fault of myself. Well, no. This is seriously underdocumented, so trial and error is the only way to learn. >Now my ~/.xinitrc contains: > >,---- >| xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Meta_L Alt_L" & ^ You don't need that. It doesn't hurt (much), but things like xmodmap and xrdb is best run synchronously in the foreground. On things like xclock and xbiff you need it of course. >| >| # start icewm, and run xterm if it crashes (just to be safe) >| exec icewm || exec xterm -fg red That is a good one. -- Fredrik Stax\"ang | rot13: sfgk@hcqngr.hh.fr ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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