Re: German keyboard event bug on debian 4.0?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 30.07.2007 um 22:34 schrieb Dieter Wilhelm:

> > Defective keyboard?
>
> I think this might be the case.  Just booted a bare WinXP system
> (still have it on my machines for some tax stuff) and installed Emacs
> 22.1 and lo and behold neither is M-} working on Windows.

Is MS Windows seeing }? Or any other Linux application? The xev trace  
did not show the } event ...

> > Did you check with xmodmap -pk what's mapped on that key? You can
>
> 8-) thanks.
>
> $ xmodmap -pk
>
> ...
>      16         0x0037 (7)      0x002f (slash)  0x007b  
> (braceleft)      0x0ac6 (seveneighths)   0x007b (braceleft)       
> 0x0ac6 (seveneighths)
>      17         0x0038 (8)      0x0028 (parenleft)      0x005b  
> (bracketleft)    0x0ac9 (trademark)      0x005b (bracketleft)     
> 0x0ac9 (trademark)
>      18         0x0039 (9)      0x0029 (parenright)     0x005d  
> (bracketright)   0x00b1 (plusminus)      0x005d (bracketright)    
> 0x00b1 (plusminus)
>      19         0x0030 (0)      0x003d (equal)  0x007d  
> (braceright)     0x00b0 (degree) 0x007d (braceright)     0x00b0  
> (degree)
>
> This look right, doesn't it?

Yes, it looks quite good. Obviously there are two ways to produce  
[, ], {, or }: pressing Alt + 7, 8, 9, 0 and pressing AltGr + 7, 8,  
9, 0. IMO pressing AltGr only selects already the next level.

Have you tried to press: 7, Shift + 7, Alt + 7, Alt + Shift + 7,  
AltGr + 7, AltGr + Shift + 7 ? This should produce 7 / { ⅞ { ⅞. Is  
the output different when you press Alt + AltGr + 7, Alt + AltGr +  
Shift + 7 instead of AltGr + 7, AltGr + Shift + 7 ? If not, then  
simply forget about Alt + AltGr and use AltGr only.

Do your systems have a "virtual keyboard?" Kind of an emulation that  
shows which keys you press on your real keyboard? Maybe also allowing  
to choose different Input Methods?

Can you get another physical keyboard?

--
Mit friedvollen Grüßen

  Pete

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