In Some X Applications, the Alt and AltGraph Keys Do Not Work

The X keyboard maps used by SGD include support for the Meta key on a Sun keyboard, as follows:

199  Meta_L NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol
200  Meta_R NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol

Some X applications choose to use the Meta key in preference to the Alt or AltGraph keys when both keys are made available in the X keyboard map.

Edit the keyboard map file used for with the application. Replace the Meta key definitions as follows:

199  NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol
200  NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol NoSymbol

Related Topics
Configuring X Applications