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 18:55:54 -0800
I've now tested this, and the following snippet in ~/.Xmodmap does, in
fact, turn the Enter key into a usable right-alt key. I successuly
used Enter-Mouse_button (emulated Alt-Left_click) to drag windows in
kwin and Enter-Command-Mouse_button (emulates Alt-Right_click) to
resize them.
> ! 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 view 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?
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Itai Seggev
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