[SOLVED] How to make both 'alt' keys Work!

mrR00t · 2014-02-06 10:41:33

I know you can't understand what i want to say from the title but i can't describe it in a single line big_smile

I 'm new to #! and i have a small problem my "alt" and "ctrl" keys don 't work both left and right.
For example if i press left alt + f4 it close the window But if i press right alt + f4 it does nothing.
Is there a way to make this?

Last edited by mrR00t (2014-02-06 17:53:56)

pvsage · 2014-02-06 11:13:08

I may be mistaken (American with limited knowledge/experience with the rest of the world), but I seem to remember something about the right alt key having a different designation in European keymaps? (EDIT: Typically mapped to the AltGr key?)

Last edited by pvsage (2014-02-06 11:17:24)

mrR00t · 2014-02-06 12:09:39

Hi pvsage thanks for the answer.
What do you mean "typically mapped to the AltGr key"? yes my keyboard writes "altgr" on the rigtht altkey
In other distro i had no problem

wuxmedia · 2014-02-06 12:48:57

you could try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

a couple of pages in, you get a choice, try a couple, otherwise it's a keymapping issue

altGr gives me łþđßŋħ¶← funny chars.

damo · 2014-02-06 13:09:10

On a GB keyboard right Alt is mapped as AltGr.

Get the keycode/keysym with xev to check if you have AltGr

To remap it as left Alt, add this to your autostart:

# Re-set Alt-Gr key to Alt 
xmodmap -e "clear mod5"
xmodmap -e "keycode 108 = Alt_L"

mrR00t · 2014-02-06 13:12:21

Thanks wuxmedia i think the solution is sowhere in keyboard-config.
I will try some choices.
By the way altgr gives nothing to me smile

mrR00t · 2014-02-06 13:43:53

Sorry Damo i got a litle confused.

xev gives me this when i press left alt:

KeyPress event, serial 43, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
    root 0x50, subw 0x0, time 5413668, (665,60), root:(890,356),
    state 0x0, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 46, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
    root 0x50, subw 0x0, time 5413740, (665,60), root:(890,356),
    state 0x8, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

and this when i press right alt

KeyPress event, serial 46, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
    root 0x50, subw 0x0, time 5421236, (665,60), root:(890,356),
    state 0x0, keycode 108 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_switch), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 46, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
    root 0x50, subw 0x0, time 5421291, (665,60), root:(890,356),
    state 0x2000, keycode 108 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
    XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 92
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

Should i edit the autostrt as you said?

damo · 2014-02-06 15:03:53

keycode 108 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift)

That's what my keyboard shows as well. I suggest you try those xmodmap commands in a terminal first - if it works OK then add them to autostart.

mrR00t · 2014-02-06 17:52:50

That worked thank you damo!!!

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