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Help: Right alt is detecting as ISO_Level3_Shift. Fedora KDE (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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The xev output for both left alt and right alt is given below. I could not use right alt for any purpose due to this. What could be the problem? Thanks in advance.

KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x1400001,
    root 0x409, subw 0x0, time 14963499, (139,64), root:(818,407),
    state 0x10, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x1400001,
    root 0x409, subw 0x0, time 14964219, (139,64), root:(818,407),
    state 0x18, keycode 108 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
    XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 92
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False
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[-] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 hours ago

What keyboard layout are you using? It might be set as default there. Those extra levels change the keys on your keyboard to produce extra symbols, like shift+a produces A, shift3+a might produce å (as it does on my keyboard layout).

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

OOOOh so thats what it is for.. How could i see different levels and assigned keys?

Also I dont exactly know what keyboard layout i am using. It's my laptop's keyboard, with two hp specific keys, numpad, and no menu button or pause break button; if that helps

[-] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 hours ago

In keyboard settings, you can look at a preview of the layout you have configured. It's in the menu on the right of each keyboard entry in the list.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

By default there was no layout enabled in that option but can add new ones. Anyway thanks for the tips

[-] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 31 minutes ago

Yes, it depends on the layout. For example, I use the “English (Macintosh)” variant of the US layout. It has bindings for level 3 shift on all keys pretty much.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 minutes ago

I also now set it to macintosh variant. But can I assign it to right shift instead of alt? I need the alt but there seems to be no option for using shift

[-] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 15 minutes ago

It doesn't seem to be available as part of the standard modifiers. You can probably have it as part of a custom layout, but I have no idea about how to do that.

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