Why do I have to double type tildes quotes when in X-Window?
Hello,
I just acquired an 8 CD set, Debian Woody (Unoffical) from Edmunds
ENterprises and installed it. It's working pretty well except that
when I'm in X-windows (any window manager, any term, xterm, gnometerm,
whatever), when I type a tilde (~) or quote (') or double quote()
I have to type it twice. Also, the ALT key does not work as a meta
key for emacs. If I'm just at a console prompt without X, they
work fine. I'm assuming there's some configuration file used by
Xwindows that has to be adjusted. Anybody know what it is and how?
Regards,
Carl Weidling
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Re: Why do I have to double type tildes quotes when in X-Window?
Carl == Carl Weidling [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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Carl when I type a tilde (~) or quote (') or double quote() I have to
Carl type it twice.
Check your keyboard settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. It probably
thinks you have a non-English keyboard, where those keys are dead keys
for typing letters with accents. e.g. if you type 'e, you should get an
e with an acute accent.
Carl Also, the ALT key does not work as a meta key for emacs.
It probably thinks you have a pc104 keyboard, where the Windows keys act
as the meta keys. Switch it to pc101.
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Re: Why do I have to double type tildes quotes when in X-Window?
Carl Also, the ALT key does not work as a meta key for emacs. It probably thinks you have a pc104 keyboard, where the Windows keys act as the meta keys. Switch it to pc101. or enjoy the fact that meta is meta and alt is alt (-: You can always fix the console mapping. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sean == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sean or enjoy the fact that meta is meta and alt is alt (-: You can Sean always fix the console mapping. Yeah, but that only works if you have 104 keys. ;-) -- Hubert Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. pgp17IYGcDKHK.pgp Description: PGP signature
