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Re: ALT key doesn't work as before



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Manu Hack wrote:
> Now I'm using KDE 3.5.5 on etch. Before my ALT key works as to I can
> go to the menu when I press alt. But now, I can only go to the menu in
> KDE application. For firefox, gvim, etc. it doesn't work. The main
> problem is that it blocks my alt key mapping in gvim. I have checked
> kcontrol and alter some options but none of them could fix it. Hope
> someone could give me a hand. Thanks.
>
>
Most likely this is Xorg related.  Try running:

dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Make sure you choose the correct keyboard settings, for example:

altwin:metawin

After you finish have it create a new Xorg.conf file and then restart X.

Joe
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