"Alt Gr" key, with remote X-windows windows, strange behaviour

Alexander Gottwald alexander.gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de
Thu Mar 3 16:51:00 GMT 2005


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 jeanmichel.123@free.fr wrote:

> Problem:
> When I want to type a character such as #, { or }, which require using the "Alt
> Gr" key on a french keyboard, sometimes, a strange behaviour occurs; sometimes
> it works nice.
> It looks like it only happend when using vi or emacs.
> 
> Hardware:
> I use some windows running on a true linux box, but displayed on a windows in
> vmware system (vmware emulate an i386 like computer).
> The cygwin-xfree is installed on this windows vmWare system.
> (In fact, there is only one true computer).
> I use a french keyboard.

I've noticed problems with Alt-Gr in vmware too. But they were not limited to cygwin/x
so its basicly a vmware problem.

bye
	ago
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