From: Jack Ostroff <ostroffjh@users.sourceforge.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:37:19 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8a3517da-643c-4303-bf84-14e9bb3dfa0a@users.sourceforge.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <HZHTK6CU.X6NRTJWD.2IJLENML@22ADZZHJ.6QCHZP5X.MTWKULII>
On 12/27/24 8:16 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> Hi,
> recently (currently xorg-server-21.1.15) the <ALT> key seems to be
> ignored.
> Entering some key combination like <ALT> M enters an M in my editor.
>
> Does anybody know how to fix this?
> Many thanks,
> Helmut
Is it that the <ALT> is being ignored, or that <ALT>-M used to be a
global shortcut for something and it no longer is? For me, some recent
updates seem to have removed <ALT>-TAB as the shortcut to select the
next window. Just a thought - I know I may well be completely wrong in
my conclusion.
Jack
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-12-27 15:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-12-27 13:16 [gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg Helmut Jarausch
2024-12-27 15:37 ` Jack Ostroff [this message]
2024-12-27 15:51 ` Chris Spackman
2024-12-29 16:43 ` Helmut Jarausch
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