Xnest and altgr -key

[Kristoff Bonne <kristoff.bonne@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings,


My workstation at work is a linux-box running redhat 9 (running 
XFree86-4.3.0-2.90.43 and XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-2.90.43)

I wanted to start to use Xnest to remotely log-in into the other 
unix-servers (solaris and linux-boxes).
However, I have a serious problem with the keyboard and -especially- te 
"AltGr"-key.


At first, when I tried the "normal" Xnest, the 'remote-session' used a 
query-keyboard (the workstation I have has a Belgian azerty-keyboard, 
"be-latin1" in linux-speak).

Then, I tried the "-kb" option, I did get the correct keyboard; except 
that the 'altGr'-key doesn't work. So, the "|", "@", "#", "€", "\", ... 
and all other characters which are on a key that needs the AltGr-key 
doesn't seam to work. I get the same character as I would get if I would 
just press only the key. (no shift, no alt, ...)


The "odd" thing is that, if I start "xev" remotely (the X 
event-displayer tool); and I press the "AltGr" key in the Xev window; 
the tool DOES indicate it has received an event that the key is pressed. 
It gives this "... keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), ..."

So, the event that "altGr" key is pressed DOES is sent to the other 
side; but -for some reason- it is not interpreted in the corret way. 
(althou it does say "keycode = 113, ISO_Level3_Shift" and "xmodmap -pm" 
does indicate the "ISO_Level3_Shift" as being "modifier 5", both at the 
local and the remote side).


As I have this problem on all servers I have (linux and solaris), I 
guess the problem is on the local Xnest running on my workstation.

Anybody any idea?


Cheerio! Kr. Bonne.
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