Re: Henkan_Mod (<henkan>) undefined in Emacs (AltGr elsewhere in X)

[Davis Herring]

> I use this in .xmodmaprc to set the Henkan key to AltGr:
> 
>   add mod5 = Henkan_Mode
> 
> This works in terminal and other X applications, but it 
> doesn't work in GNU Emacs: pressing the Henkan key says
> "<henkan> is undefined".
> 
> Any hint on how to fix this (very annoying) problem?

AltGr is known as Mode_switch to X.  You need to do

keysym Henkan_Mode = Mode_switch

and then assign that to a modifier.

Davis

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