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Use left alt as compose key



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Ubuntu 16.04 only gives me the following options to use as a compose key (under System Settings > Keyboard > Typing):



  • Disabled

  • Right Alt

  • Right Ctrl

  • Right Win

  • Left Ctrl

  • Menu

  • Caps Lock

Is there any way I could use Left Alt as my compose key (Menu is not it apparently)?










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  • See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:23

















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Ubuntu 16.04 only gives me the following options to use as a compose key (under System Settings > Keyboard > Typing):



  • Disabled

  • Right Alt

  • Right Ctrl

  • Right Win

  • Left Ctrl

  • Menu

  • Caps Lock

Is there any way I could use Left Alt as my compose key (Menu is not it apparently)?










share|improve this question






















  • See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:23













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Ubuntu 16.04 only gives me the following options to use as a compose key (under System Settings > Keyboard > Typing):



  • Disabled

  • Right Alt

  • Right Ctrl

  • Right Win

  • Left Ctrl

  • Menu

  • Caps Lock

Is there any way I could use Left Alt as my compose key (Menu is not it apparently)?










share|improve this question














Ubuntu 16.04 only gives me the following options to use as a compose key (under System Settings > Keyboard > Typing):



  • Disabled

  • Right Alt

  • Right Ctrl

  • Right Win

  • Left Ctrl

  • Menu

  • Caps Lock

Is there any way I could use Left Alt as my compose key (Menu is not it apparently)?







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  • See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:23

















  • See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:23
















See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

– DK Bose
Apr 11 at 10:23





See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key.

– DK Bose
Apr 11 at 10:23










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I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:



cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose


But Left Alt is not one of them.



Edit:



There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.






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    Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

    – DK Bose
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  • @DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

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I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:



cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose


But Left Alt is not one of them.



Edit:



There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.






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    Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:24











  • @DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Apr 11 at 13:05















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I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:



cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose


But Left Alt is not one of them.



Edit:



There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.






share|improve this answer




















  • 1





    Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:24











  • @DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Apr 11 at 13:05













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I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:



cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose


But Left Alt is not one of them.



Edit:



There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.






share|improve this answer















I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:



cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose


But Left Alt is not one of them.



Edit:



There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.







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    Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

    – DK Bose
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  • @DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Apr 11 at 13:05












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    Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

    – DK Bose
    Apr 11 at 10:24











  • @DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

    – Gunnar Hjalmarsson
    Apr 11 at 13:05







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Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

– DK Bose
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Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.

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Apr 11 at 10:24













@DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

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@DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.

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