[bugs #12477] Alt Gr key generates ISO_Level3_Shift keysym

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                 Summary: Alt Gr key generates ISO_Level3_Shift keysym
                 Project: GNUstep
            Submitted by: debianstep
            Submitted on: Sun 03/27/2005 at 15:06
                Category: Gui/AppKit
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Change Request
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open

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Details:

Several debian users report that they are unable to copy with any of they
meta key + mouse under GWorkspace.

It seems there is troubles with right alt key, because on many keyboards it
generate ISO_Level3_Shift and not Alt_R nor Mode_switch (default GNUstep
value for GSFirstAlternateKey).

Since at least one user have reported that it have been preventing that he
uses GNUstep as his default desktop, I suggest to change default value for
GSFirstAlternateKey if possible:

GSFirstAlternateKey Alt_R (or Mode_switch if there is no Alt_R or
ISO_Level3_Shift if no Alt_R and no Mode_switch)

If it's not possible, setting GSSecondAlternateKey default value to
ISO_Level3_Shift would be better than nothing (but it didn't work for me)

I know all these value can be easily set with Preferences or defaults but I
think it would be better if GWorkspace (and all other GNUstep that uses this
key) can work fine without needing additionnal settings.

On my keyboard xev gives these info for the Alt Gr key (right alternate):
 keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift)

A bug report can be found here:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=205151



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