Re: Changes in xmodmap or something?

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:

[...]

> I think you have configured AltGr or other modifier without realizing
> it.
>
>> I'd like to get things back to what I'm used to but when I start
>> reading xmodmap manpage... I have to hide all my guns so I don't just
>> go ahead and shot myself. ;)
>> 
>> I'm used to being able to press the keyboard alt key and then whatever
>> else I've set in .inputrc to call certain commands.  Now when I press
>> Alt+a for example, in an Xterm (Xterm (295)) I get: 
>> 
>>   `á'
>
> That is the result of AltGr-a.  Leading me to believe that you have
> Alt configured as AltGr.  A common configuration.
>
> Is that the Left-Alt, Right-Alt, or both?  Most people would configure
> Right Alt as the AltGr key.  Then use the Left Alt for Meta.  If you
> are in the habit of using Right Alt for Meta then this would be a
> conflict of use.  But you could reconfigure to use a different key and
> continue as you have been.
>

I've reconfigured the keyboard stuff with dpkg.
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

I configured right alt to be alt_gr as you suggested was a common
setup. 

But also selected the menu key as compose.

/etc/default/keyboard now says:

,----
| XKBMODEL="pc104"
| XKBLAYOUT="us"
| XKBVARIANT=""
| XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch,compose:menu,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
| BACKSPACE="guess"
`----

I don't see any change whatsoever.  Pressing ALT_L+x in an xterm still
shows: ø

Both alt keys appear to do the same thing.

So, now trying configuring with NO alt_gr and NO compose keys.

The only change is the OPTIONS line:
 XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_alt,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"

And once again... no change whatever after restarting X.  ALT_L+x
still shows: 'ø'

Is it normal that messing with /etc/default/keyboard has no effect on
these keys?

Oh, and I also ran xmodmap -pke under both settings into file1 and
file2, diffed them... no difference.

Should the settings in /etc/default/keyboard effect the ouput of
`xmodmap -pke'

[...]

> Recently I asked a similar question in this thread.  Here is the start:
>
>   http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2013/08/msg00819.html
>
> And for me the resolution is described here:
>
>   http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2013/08/msg00832.html

At the first url this command:

  setxkbmap -rules evdev -model evdev -layout us -variant altgr-intl

Is said to set up the altgr_intl keyboard layout... and to hide all
non-english char behind right ALT.

When I run that... I see no change whatsoever....

Other than a change in xmodmap output where the `mod1' line has lost
ALT_R:

  mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Meta_L (0xcd)

One thing I didn't mention in my setup, it's been there so long I
don't even think about it. I run thru a KVM switch:
  IOGEAR miniview 4 port DVI

But I've been running thru a KVM for many years, and that particular one
for several yrs.

But just to isolate that possibility... something I at least know how
to do, I've plugged the keyboard direct to the computer and, no
surprise, it didn't make a bit of difference.