Re: What happened to the Compose Key?

[Adam Funk <a24061@yahoo.com>]

On Sunday 18 April 2004 00:40, Steven Yap wrote:

> Oops! Sorry. Please look at /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst
> which contains descriptive text of what the various options are.

Thanks, that's a useful file I didn't know about.

>> How could I get my right alt key (which as far as I can tell does
>> nothing at present) to imitate the left alt key?
> 
> Is your left Alt key also a Meta meta key, or is that function taken

I think so.  In GNOME, the left Win key brings up the pawprint menu and
the left Alt key does the things described as "Meta" in the window
manager keyboard shortcut options.

> over by left Win? Your right Alt might be mapped to Mode_Switch/AltGr.
> If your keys have 3 or more characters on them, Mode_Switch/AltGr
> lets you use them.
> 
> Try "alt:rightaltismeta" which should make right Alt generate the
> Alt_R keysym and assign Meta_R to it as well.

Section "InputDevice"
....
        Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin,alt:rightaltismeta"

The compose key still works, but the right alt key (which is labelled
"AltGr" on the keyboard) still does (as far as I can tell) nothing. 
I'll poke around with various options but if you think of anything else
to try I'd appreciate it.

I am however very happy about getting that compose key back!  (Whereas
I've put up with a useless right Alt for years.)