Re: Mapping alt to altgr

[Daniel Aarno <macbishop@users.sf.net>]

Thanks, now I use the following .xmodmaprc and it works in emacs too.

clear mod2
clear mod1
keycode 237 = Mode_switch
keycode 233 = Mode_switch
add mod2 = Mode_switch
add mod1 = Multi_key


/Daniel Aarno

Peter Dyballa wrote:
> 
> Am 06.06.2005 um 17:44 schrieb Daniel Aarno:
> 
>> mod1
>> mod2        Mode_switch (0xed),  Alt_L (0xe9)
>> mod3        Num_Lock (0x5a)
>> mod4        Meta_L (0xea),  Meta_R (0xee)
>>
> 
> This is a very bad layout: Mode_switch and Alt modifier are probably 
> related to each other as football and soccer. The one changes the 
> operating mode of the keyboard, the latter just selects another keysym 
> from the few which are assigned to a key (keycode  34 = 7 slash bar 
> backslash).
> 
> I am sure Solaris 9 has xev, in former versions it was a bit hidden.
> 
> I think you should just swap the two keys Mode_switch and Alt_L (which 
> should be renamed to Alt_R accordingly). You'll need the Mode_switch to 
> access the layers with diacritics. The syntax would be like:
> 
>     keycode <number one> = Mode_switch
>     keycode <number two> = Alt_R
> 
> You can retrieve the keycodes without xev if xmodmap supports -pke.
> 
> Please use clear to clean modifier settings. Clear and remove are 
> distinct. Clear only removes a setting from a modifier, so that it's now 
> empty, undefined, free for a new setting. Remove deletes a keysym from 
> the map, it's lost and cannot be re-used as a modifier. Consult 'man 
> xmodmap' and spend some time with it!
> 
> -- 
> Greetings
> 
>   Pete
> 
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