MAC alt key mappings in x11?

David Gal schrieb:

Hi Everyone,

  I tried searching, but can't seem to find anyone else with this

problem...  I recently purchased a mac running leopard.  The alt key

doesn't map properly to eagle.  I can't seem to use any short cuts that

require it (really annoying).  I opened /EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap and found:

 

!! Definitions necessary to have the Alt key passed

!! correctly to X11 applications on Mac OS X:

clear Mod1

keycode 66 = Alt_L

keycode 69 = Alt_R

add Mod1 = Alt_L

add Mod1 = Alt_R

 

Is this correct for the newest version of OSX?  Are there any other

settings I need to change in order to utilize the alt key?  Thanks,

 

David

Here a part of the installation guide:

In order to allow the Alt key to be passed to EAGLE (as well as

other X11 applications) you need to enter

cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap

in the "Terminal" window.

Disable the options

  Input/Follow system keyboard layout

  Input/Emulate three button mouse

of the X-Server's preferences.

Therefore you have to click on the X11 icon in the "Dock".

Goto the X11 menu bar on top of your screen and do a right mouse

click on the X11 menu. Select Preferences and disable the options

mentioned above.

If you don't see the "Dock" while X11 is running it started in

full screen mode automatically. Please use a "command - option - A"

keystroke to leave this mode.

Close the "Terminal" window now.

Does this help?

--

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

Richard Hammerl

CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm

Richard Hammerl wrote:

David Gal schrieb:

Hi Everyone,

  I tried searching, but can't seem to find anyone else with this

problem...  I recently purchased a mac running leopard.  The alt key

doesn't map properly to eagle.  I can't seem to use any short cuts that

require it (really annoying).  I opened /EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap and found:

 

!! Definitions necessary to have the Alt key passed

!! correctly to X11 applications on Mac OS X:

clear Mod1

keycode 66 = Alt_L

keycode 69 = Alt_R

add Mod1 = Alt_L

add Mod1 = Alt_R

 

Is this correct for the newest version of OSX?  Are there any other

settings I need to change in order to utilize the alt key?  Thanks,

 

David

 

Here a part of the installation guide:

 

 

In order to allow the Alt key to be passed to EAGLE (as well as

other X11 applications) you need to enter

 

cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap

 

in the "Terminal" window.

 

Disable the options

 

  Input/Follow system keyboard layout

  Input/Emulate three button mouse

 

of the X-Server's preferences.

Therefore you have to click on the X11 icon in the "Dock".

Goto the X11 menu bar on top of your screen and do a right mouse

click on the X11 menu. Select Preferences and disable the options

mentioned above.

 

If you don't see the "Dock" while X11 is running it started in

full screen mode automatically. Please use a "command - option - A"

keystroke to leave this mode.

Close the "Terminal" window now.

 

 

Does this help?

 

 

Hi Richard,

   Yes this helps.  Thanks.  Is there an easy way to avoid having to

type the cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap every

time I want to open eagle?  In order for me to get proper keymappings I

need to do this every time...  Thanks,

David

Richard Hammerl wrote:

David Gal schrieb:

Hi Everyone,

  I tried searching, but can't seem to find anyone else with this

problem...  I recently purchased a mac running leopard.  The alt key

doesn't map properly to eagle.  I can't seem to use any short cuts that

require it (really annoying).  I opened /EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap and found:

 

!! Definitions necessary to have the Alt key passed

!! correctly to X11 applications on Mac OS X:

clear Mod1

keycode 66 = Alt_L

keycode 69 = Alt_R

add Mod1 = Alt_L

add Mod1 = Alt_R

 

Is this correct for the newest version of OSX?  Are there any other

settings I need to change in order to utilize the alt key?  Thanks,

 

David

 

Here a part of the installation guide:

 

 

In order to allow the Alt key to be passed to EAGLE (as well as

other X11 applications) you need to enter

 

cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap

 

in the "Terminal" window.

 

Disable the options

 

  Input/Follow system keyboard layout

  Input/Emulate three button mouse

 

of the X-Server's preferences.

Therefore you have to click on the X11 icon in the "Dock".

Goto the X11 menu bar on top of your screen and do a right mouse

click on the X11 menu. Select Preferences and disable the options

mentioned above.

 

If you don't see the "Dock" while X11 is running it started in

full screen mode automatically. Please use a "command - option - A"

keystroke to leave this mode.

Close the "Terminal" window now.

 

 

Does this help?

 

 

Hi Richard,

   Yes this helps.  Thanks.  Is there an easy way to avoid having to

type the cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap every

time I want to open eagle?  In order for me to get proper keymappings I

need to do this every time...  Thanks,

David

David Gal schrieb:

Richard Hammerl wrote:

David Gal schrieb:

Hi Everyone,

  I tried searching, but can't seem to find anyone else with this

problem...  I recently purchased a mac running leopard.  The alt key

doesn't map properly to eagle.  I can't seem to use any short cuts that

require it (really annoying).  I opened /EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap and

found:

 

!! Definitions necessary to have the Alt key passed

!! correctly to X11 applications on Mac OS X:

clear Mod1

keycode 66 = Alt_L

keycode 69 = Alt_R

add Mod1 = Alt_L

add Mod1 = Alt_R

 

Is this correct for the newest version of OSX?  Are there any other

settings I need to change in order to utilize the alt key?  Thanks,

 

David

 

Here a part of the installation guide:

 

 

In order to allow the Alt key to be passed to EAGLE (as well as

other X11 applications) you need to enter

 

cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap

 

in the "Terminal" window.

 

Disable the options

 

  Input/Follow system keyboard layout

  Input/Emulate three button mouse

 

of the X-Server's preferences.

Therefore you have to click on the X11 icon in the "Dock".

Goto the X11 menu bar on top of your screen and do a right mouse

click on the X11 menu. Select Preferences and disable the options

mentioned above.

 

If you don't see the "Dock" while X11 is running it started in

full screen mode automatically. Please use a "command - option - A"

keystroke to leave this mode.

Close the "Terminal" window now.

 

 

Does this help?

 

 

Hi Richard,

  Yes this helps.  Thanks.  Is there an easy way to avoid having to type

the cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap every time

I want to open eagle?  In order for me to get proper keymappings I need

to do this every time...  Thanks,

 

David

Normally it should be enough to do it once.

Doesn'T exist  a file named .Xmodmap in your home directory?

--

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

Richard Hammerl

CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm

Richard Hammerl wrote:

David Gal schrieb:

Richard Hammerl wrote:

David Gal schrieb:

Hi Everyone,

  I tried searching, but can't seem to find anyone else with this

problem...  I recently purchased a mac running leopard.  The alt key

doesn't map properly to eagle.  I can't seem to use any short cuts that

require it (really annoying).  I opened /EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap and

found:

 

!! Definitions necessary to have the Alt key passed

!! correctly to X11 applications on Mac OS X:

clear Mod1

keycode 66 = Alt_L

keycode 69 = Alt_R

add Mod1 = Alt_L

add Mod1 = Alt_R

 

Is this correct for the newest version of OSX?  Are there any other

settings I need to change in order to utilize the alt key?  Thanks,

 

David

Here a part of the installation guide:

 

 

In order to allow the Alt key to be passed to EAGLE (as well as

other X11 applications) you need to enter

 

cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap

 

in the "Terminal" window.

 

Disable the options

 

  Input/Follow system keyboard layout

  Input/Emulate three button mouse

 

of the X-Server's preferences.

Therefore you have to click on the X11 icon in the "Dock".

Goto the X11 menu bar on top of your screen and do a right mouse

click on the X11 menu. Select Preferences and disable the options

mentioned above.

 

If you don't see the "Dock" while X11 is running it started in

full screen mode automatically. Please use a "command - option - A"

keystroke to leave this mode.

Close the "Terminal" window now.

 

 

Does this help?

 

 

Hi Richard,

  Yes this helps.  Thanks.  Is there an easy way to avoid having to type

the cat /Applications/EAGLE-X11/bin/Xmodmap >> $HOME/.Xmodmap every time

I want to open eagle?  In order for me to get proper keymappings I need

to do this every time...  Thanks,

 

David

 

Normally it should be enough to do it once.

Doesn'T exist  a file named .Xmodmap in your home directory?

 

 

It seems as if Leopard doesn't automatically read the .Xmodmap.

This must be done from your user .xinitrc

So you can do this to get a default .xinitrc that will load the .Xmodmap

file:

cat /usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc >> ~/.xinitrc

(the cat and the >> will append the contents of the sample xinitrc file

to whatever you have there, if anything; if you had other stuff in there

you'll have to edit the file).

If you already have a .xinitrc file you can add the lines:

if [ -f "$HOME/.Xmodmap" ]; then

   xmodmap "$HOME/.Xmodmap"

fi

to get the X server to use your .Xmodmap file.

Ned Konz wrote:

It seems as if Leopard doesn't automatically read the .Xmodmap.

 

This must be done from your user .xinitrc

 

So you can do this to get a default .xinitrc that will load the .Xmodmap

file:

 

cat /usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc >> ~/.xinitrc

 

(the cat and the >> will append the contents of the sample xinitrc file

to whatever you have there, if anything; if you had other stuff in there

you'll have to edit the file).

 

If you already have a .xinitrc file you can add the lines:

 

if [ -f "$HOME/.Xmodmap" ]; then

  xmodmap "$HOME/.Xmodmap"

fi

 

to get the X server to use your .Xmodmap file.

thanks for the hints, but i'm having the same problem.

os x 10.5.2 fresh install on a macbook.

it seems that X11 is mapped properly:

salt:~ tehn$ xmodmap

xmodmap:  up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift       Shift_L (0x40),  Shift_R (0x44)

lock        Caps_Lock (0x41)

control     Control_L (0x43),  Control_R (0x46)

mod1        Alt_L (0x42),  Alt_R (0x45)

mod2        Meta_L (0x3f),  Meta_R (0x47)

mod3

mod4

mod5

still no alt love in eagle. any ideas?

much appreciated.

brian