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Re: one key is beeping - don't know why...
From: |
upro |
Subject: |
Re: one key is beeping - don't know why... |
Date: |
Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:00:50 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.1001 (Gnus v5.10.1) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
> upro wrote:
>
> > Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
> >>upro wrote:
> >>
> >>>Whenever I hit the AltGr key within emacs it beeps. AltGr does not
> >>>beep in other programs, and it did not beep prior to upgrading to
> >>>Slackware 9.0 (from 8.1). I have no clue what happened...
> >>>
> >>1. What does it do? Try typing `C-h k AltGr' and note the message in
> >> the echo area (or the *Help* buffer, if the key is actually bound);
> >
> > THe key apparently is not nbound. The minibuffer says: <key-3> is
> > undefined.
> >
> >> then type `C-h l' and note the contents of the *Help* buffer.
> >
> > Lossage also says <key-3>. I had already tried that.
>
> I think that indicates that your keyboard is sending keysym 3, which is
> not being recognized by XKeysymToString (or your configuration did not
> #define HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM); see modify_event_symbol() in src/keyboard.c.
>
> >>2. What do you want it to do?
> >
> > I need t to type parentheses like []{}, or the tilde etc. (I have a
> > German keyboard layout).
> >
> > The beeping bothers enourmously, since it implies an error. The
> > character is actually produced, but it beeps...
> >
> > Do you have any idea how to stop that?
>
> I don't know whether your keyboard is sending the correct keysym, or that
> it needs to be configured differently. If it is sending the correct keysym,
> perhaps Emacs needs to be configured for its coding system. You'll need
> someone
> familiar with your platform and these issues to help you figure that out.
Solved! Apparently I had compiled without leim, abd emacs was trying
to use some language environment that was nonexistsnt. Strange,
thuogh, that everything else worked...
thanks for your help!
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Michael
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