[xubuntu-users] New to Xubuntu: For some reason the right side "Alt" key doesn't work...

[Joe(theWordy)Philbrook]

It would appear that on Feb 22, Vincent did say:

> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook <jtwdyp at ttlc.net> wrote:
> 
>       For some reason the right side "Alt" key doesn't work...
>       I don't have a clue why. I've always just accepted the default us
>       keyboard. And from any other Linux I've tried, both Alt keys work the same.
>            - - - - - - - - -< s n i p >- - - - - - - - - -
>       Note: If it matters, Xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) was installed from the
>       alternate install CD on a Gateway laptop (MT6451 Notebook PC) It
>       has AMD Turion 64x2 processors and a 120 gig HD...
> 
> 
> You don't happen to have selected US AltGr dead keys, or something along those lines?

Don't think so... When I first noticed the problem I found

Applications > Settings > keyboard > layout 

It was set to use the system default... I played with some different
keyboard models There wasn't any Gateway models listed ( so I tried most
anything marked generic or as some kind of laptop) but none changed the
fact that While Xubuntu 9.10 is running, the right hand "alt" modifier
key don't work...

Then I tried adding and selecting some of the us variant layouts. with
the same results... 
(Of course I didn't try anything that promised dead keys...)

So I deleted the variant layouts and reset for system defaults...

Any other ideas???

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