From: chengiz <chengiz@my-deja.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Alt vs Meta - Sun keyboard, redhat linux
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:25:44 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <12f2b857-0c03-44a8-a4fc-439bd083b0d1@j19g2000prh.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.6.1293910561.32515.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
On Jan 1, 2:35 pm, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyba...@Web.DE> wrote:
> Am 01.01.2011 um 00:21 schrieb chengiz:
>
> > In gnome-keyboard-properties, under Layout Options -> Alt/Win key
> > behaviour, I set "Meta is mapped to the Win-keys". This resulted in
> > the Meta key being mapped to M- but the Alt key is still mapped to M-.
> > How do I map the Alt key to A-?
>
> I'm not using GNOME.
>
> I'd use xmodmap to change the modifier keys. And I'd use xev to
> determine the key code or symbol name of the keys to change.
>
> In ~/.xinitrc you then can have:
>
> xmodmap ${HOME}/.xmodmaprc
>
> and .xmodmaprc can have a little "programme" like this:
>
> clear Mod1
> clear Mod2
> add Mod1 = Alt_L Alt_R
> add Mod2 = Meta_L Meta_R
>
> --
> Greetings
>
> Pete
>
> It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities
> in our air and water that are doing it.
Which of these "Mod?"s does emacs use for its Alt modifier? My current
xmodmap already has Alt_L at Mod1. I want emacs to treat this like
Emacs-alt (ie. the rarely used Alt modifier mentioned at
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Windows-Keyboard.html)
rather than Emacs-meta.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-03 20:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-31 23:21 Alt vs Meta - Sun keyboard, redhat linux chengiz
2011-01-01 19:35 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.6.1293910561.32515.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-03 20:25 ` chengiz [this message]
2011-01-03 22:53 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.18.1294095231.614.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-04 17:12 ` chengiz
2011-01-04 22:47 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.1.1294181287.10900.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-04 23:17 ` chengiz
2011-01-05 0:24 ` Peter Dyballa
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