[Xquartz-dev] XQuartz 2.7.2_rc2

[Jeremy Huddleston]

On May 13, 2012, at 14:40, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE> wrote:

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> Am 13.05.2012 um 23:14 schrieb Jeremy Huddleston:
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>>> Yes, I have. IS it working only in one X server?
>> 
>> No.  Both use it, but it can override that preference.
> 
> This overriding should then produce the same effect in both servers, because ~/.Xmodmap has since years:
> 
> 	clear Mod1
> 	keycode 66 = Mode_switch

> In XQuartz 2.7.2_rc2 I have to *activate* "Option keys send Alt_L and Alt_R" in order to have Alt-7 (Shift-7 is / on my German keyboard) produce | (and to have Alt-Shift-7 produce \).
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> In XQuartz 2.7.2 from MacPorts I have to *deactivate* "Option keys send Alt_L and Alt_R" in order to have Alt-7 produce | (and to have Alt-Shift-7 produce \).
> 
> I need to have contradicting settings with both identical documentation/explanation to have the same effect. Something must be wrong – and I presume my Mac is a piece of hardware and not something living. Which would explain the effect.

Weird, I dunno.

Move aside ~/.Xmodmap, setup both servers identically, and compare the output of 'xmodmap -pke' on both.