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#70 conflict between Alt and AltGr

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2017-08-11
2013-08-26
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Observed with the binary mlterm-cygwin version (which works standalone, without X, very nice!):
By default, mlterm interprets ESC in the old-fashioned bit-adding way (which is probably not useful nowadays, suggesting to change the default as a side remark).
If I "fix" that by configuring -k esc or mod_meta_mode=esc, the AltGr modifier does not work anymore!
(Used on international keyboards e.g. to generate the € sign.) Please fix this interference.

Discussion

  • Thomas Wolff

    Thomas Wolff - 2013-08-26

    Actually, checking again, the AltGr key doesn't really work at all, even without -k esc.
    The Euro sign € and the square sign ² are the only ones that happen to work.
    So I have none of | \ [ ] { } ~ on my German keyboard.

     
  • Thomas Wolff

    Thomas Wolff - 2013-08-27

    Yes, that fixes my initial bug report. With -k esc, all AltGr combinations work now that also work without.
    Unfortunately, see my second comment, that's only 2 of 11 which should work.

     
  • Araki Ken

    Araki Ken - 2013-08-29

    Sorry, the previous fix was incomlete.
    I think http://mlterm.sf.net/mlterm-cygwin-fixaltgr2.zip will fix it.

     
  • Thomas Wolff

    Thomas Wolff - 2013-09-02

    Thanks, this almost fixes it, with the exception of AltGr-< which is "|" on a German keyboard.
    Here one or two control characters are prepended; without -k esc, it sends ctrl-underline |, with -k esc it sends ESC ctrl-underline |

     

    Last edit: Thomas Wolff 2013-09-02
  • Araki Ken

    Araki Ken - 2013-09-02
     
  • Thomas Wolff

    Thomas Wolff - 2013-09-03

    Great, thanks!

     
  • Araki Ken

    Araki Ken - 2017-08-11
    • status: open --> closed
     

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