Re: Getting and ALT key
Re: Getting and ALT key
- Subject: Re: Getting and ALT key
- From: Itai Seggev <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:04:56 -0800
On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 06:49:33AM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote:
> Doesn't anyone have an idea about the message below? Is my question
> not clear?
I don't have my mac handy to test this, I believe that the command
defaults write com.apple.x11 enable_fake_buttons -bool false
will turn off this emulation, so at least you'll get your key
back. This should be done while X is not running. You could also try
to turning the enter key into an alt key. I believe the following
snippet in your ~/.Xmodmap should do it
! change enter key to right alt key
keycode 60 = Alt_R
add mod1 = Alt_R
As I recall, the default keymapping in OS X is kinda funky. I think
Command is Meta and Option is Alt, but the modifier keys still don't
work quite right. I use the following Xmodmap to make Command to a
pure Alt key, and most programs (i.e., emacs) which might want a pure
Meta key instead of an Alt key will still Command as meta:
clear Mod1
clear Mod2
!make enter into right control
keycode 60 = Control_R
!make Command into Alt_L (both Command's generate same keycode)
keycode 63 = Alt_L
!make Option to another Alt
keycode 66 = Alt_L
!register Alt_L as the mod1/Alt/Meta key.
add mod1 = Alt_L
> Also, icewm uses ctrl+alt+del to bring up a menu. Is there a way to
> generate those keys on the ibook?
fn-delete generates a delete. (delete by itself is really backspace)
So fn-delete-ctrl-Option (assuming you've left the default key
bindings) should do it.
> On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 07:27:44PM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote:
> > I'm using Icewm as my window manager, and on Linux I can hold down Alt
> > and left click to move a window or Alt + right click to resize the window.
> >
> > On my iBook the Options and Apple keys are used to emulate a
> > three button mouse (they generate Mode_switch and Meta_L).
> >
> > Is there a way I can emulate the Alt + left/right mouse? Perhaps by
> > adding shift or control into the key combination?
> >
> > I'm not very familiar with how keyboard mapping works, but didn't seem
> > like xmodmap would work.
> >
>
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