Bug 13600 – AltGr key broken

Bug 13600 - AltGr key broken

Summary:	AltGr key broken

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	7.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	high Severity high
Target Milestone:	---
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Brent Fox
QA Contact:
Docs Contact:

URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:

Depends On:
Blocks:
	Show dependency tree / graph

Reported:	2000-07-08 13:28 EDT by Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

See Also:
Fixed In Version:
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Story Points:	---
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:	2000-12-08 15:50:44 EST
Type:	---
Regression:	---
Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---
CRM:
Verified Versions:
Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---
RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---

Attachments	(Terms of Use)
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Groups: None (edit)

Description Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2000-07-08 13:28:01 EDT

The AltGr key is treated like the Alt key in the "de" XkbRules setting.
This is wrong, and prevents people from using, among other things, @ 
(AltGr+Q).
The same is probably true for other European keyboard layouts.
beta2 was ok.

Comment 1 Stelian Pop 2000-07-19 03:57:16 EDT

I confirm, for the french layout, impossible to type a simple | (pipe symbol =
AltGr + 6).

Comment 2 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2000-08-01 10:31:19 EDT

The problem is with the installer, not with XFree86: It happens with XF86Config
files generated by anaconda, running Xconfigurator fixes the problem.

Reassigning.

Comment 3 Brent Fox 2000-11-28 17:52:25 EST

I've confirmed the problem with the German keyboard that the AltGr key behaves
like the Alt key.

During the install on a French keyboard, I was able to get a pipe symbol (|) by
pressing AltGr + 6.  However, I did notice that once you disable dead keys, you
cannot reactivate them again.

Comment 4 Brent Fox 2000-12-08 15:50:40 EST

I think this is fixed in CVS.  However, I did an install using a German keyboard
with the deadkeys disabled.  Typing AltGr + Q produces an @ symbol as it
should.  I think that doing an install with the deadkeys enabled would work as
well.  Brock, please verify that this issue is resolved.

Comment 5 Aaron Brown 2000-12-15 16:35:51 EST

Verified as resolved.

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.