Re: Macbook pro re-mapping single key

[Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>]

On 5/2/2012 5:05 PM, Riccardo Romoli wrote:
> Hi to all,
>
> I'm a newbie of Debian but using the Debian-Wiky I was able to install
> Debian 6 as single boot, on my MacBookPro (v.3.1). The only problem I
> notice, till now...., is about the Alt key. I bought the computer as
> used from a German guy ignoring that the keyboard has the particularity
> to has only the left Alt key instead of two. So the right Alt key is
> replaced by a second ENTER and the left Alt key is used as Meta key
> instead of Option key.
>
> I tried to configure the keyboard with the graphical interface but I
> wasn't able solve my problem. If, for example I press Alt+Tab, I was
> able to switch between the different windows, but the Alt key doesn't
> work both in the various text editors (emacs, gedit...) and in the
> terminal, to type the extra character such as tilde, square brackets...
>
> I think I should re-map my keyboard replacing the extra ENTER with the
> Alt(Option) key but I have no idea how to do this.
>
> Do you have any suggestion?
>
> Best Ricardo
>
>
> Sent from iPod


Unhelpful, but possibly a good suggestion? :

When away from home base, remapping would be preferable, but at home, 
you might get a full-sized PC keyboard that works the way you expect. 
You would have to re-configure the key layout every time you switched, 
but it's something to consider.