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[Jan Peters <address@hidden>]

Hi David!

I am still trying to activate the Alt-Option key on my Mac
Titanium with Apple X11. I tried your script alt-gr.mod, but somehow I 
must be doing
something wrong. I have the following xmodmap:

jrpeters@cezannne> xmodmap
xmodmap:  up to 3 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift       Shift_L (0x40),  Shift_R (0x44)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x41)
control     Control_L (0x43),  Control_R (0x46)
mod1        Alt_R (0x45)
mod2        Meta_L (0x3f)
mod3        Alt_R (0x45)
mod4        Meta_L (0x3f),  Meta_L (0x73)
mod5

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?
Best wishes,
-Jan



On Monday, April 28, 2003, at 09:39  AM, David Allouche wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:39:37AM +0200, Luca wrote:
> > xmodmap:  up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
> >
> > shift       Shift_L (0x40),  Shift_R (0x44)
> > lock        Caps_Lock (0x41)
> > control     Control_L (0x43),  Control_R (0x46)
> > mod1        Mode_switch (0x42),  Alt_R (0x45)
> > mod2        Meta_L (0x3f)
>
> Try removing Mode_switch from the list of mod1 keys.
>
> > and i did set the preferences of texmacs such as to use
> > edit->preferences->keyboard->A modifier->Equivalent for mod1 So I
> > suppose that i shold use the key in the xmodmap under mod1 and using
> > xev i Did figure that it is the alt-option key of my ibook
> > keyboard...
>
> Up to now, that is okay, but X11 keymap for Apple keybords associate
> the Alt key to what is usually named Alt-Gr on PC keyboards (the
> Mode_switch keysym).
>
> > but nothing happens in texmacs as i use is....
> >
> > instead od for example producing a section pressing A-1 it produces
> > a ! inverted....(the one you use in Spanish to start an exclamation)
> > Am I doing something wrong? Thanks luca
>
> Sounds very much like you have Alt-Gr behaviour. I am under the
> impression that Alt-Gr plane switching is assiociated to key with the
> Mode_switch keysym and not a particular mod.
>
> Attached a couple of xmodmap script I use on my own iBook.
>
> --
>                                                             -- DDAA
> <meta.mod><alt-gr.mod>