[gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg

[gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg

[Helmut Jarausch]

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

Re: [gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg

[Jack Ostroff]

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

Re: [gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg

[Chris Spackman]

On 2024-12-27 08:16, 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.

Have you tried xev in a terminal to see if the key is recognized, and
if it is, what code is received. On my keyboard, left alt is keycode
64, "Alt_L" and right is keycode 108, "Alt_R".

xev is in the x11-apps/xev package.

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Re: [gentoo-user] <ALT> key doesn't work anymore under Xorg

[Helmut Jarausch]

On 12/27/2024 04:51:11 PM, Chris Spackman wrote:
> On 2024-12-27 08:16, 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.
> 

Thanks Jack, thanks Chris for your help.
It turned out my keyboard is broken.

Regards,
Helmut