From: despen@verizon.net
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Xmodmap struggles
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:13:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <icpqrgh072.fsf@verizon.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2.1296254991.4299.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@eku.edu> writes:
> rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Trying to change Alt key behavior
>> On a friends machine
>> $ xmodmap .Xmodmap
>>
>> works but on mine I get
>>
>> X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range
>> for operation)
>> Major opcode of failed request: 118 (X_SetModifierMapping)
>> Value in failed request: 0x17
>> Serial number of failed request: 15
>> Current serial number in output stream: 15
>
> Try running xev on your machine. I suspect the keycodes are different on
> the two machines, and you're using the wrong ones for your keyboard.
Yep, been there done that, etc.
xmodmap -pm
xmodmap -pk
and
xev
are the main tools used to conquer keymap issues.
Grep along with xmodmap helps too.
In the OPs case, he had a clear for one modifier and
not the other. One of the things to investigate.
Of course, this is not a gnu emacs issue so sorry
about that...
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2011-01-28 7:18 Xmodmap struggles rusi
2011-01-28 22:49 ` Tyler Smith
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2011-01-29 3:13 ` despen [this message]
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