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- From: mdchaney@fractal.ucs.indiana.edu (M Darrin Chaney)
- Subject: Alt key on my DECstation
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:30:06 GMT
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- Here's a question that I hope someone can answer. I've got a DECstation
- 5000/120 running Ultrix 4.2a. My keyboard, an LK401-AA (Rev. A01) comes
- complete with two Compose keys and two Alt keys. Unfortunately, all
- applications that have a use for both (DECwrite, for instance) insist on
- making me use the Compose key for both. If I hold it, and press another
- key, it is an Alt key. If I press it and let it up, it's a Compose key.
- The same holds true for things like Mwm which has a use only for Alt. I
- have to use Compose in its place for things like the window menus (minimize,
- maximize, etc.)
-
- I'd like to be able to use the Alt key for its functions, and the Compose
- key for its functions. I've dug through all the possible files that I
- could think of, and I can't find anything that says "this workstation's
- keyboard has an Alt key" or "this workstation's keyboard doesn't have an
- Alt key."
-
- Anyone have any ideas?
-
- Thanks-
-
- Darrin
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