ALT key remapping for slickedit

I am looking for a way to pass the ALT key through X11 on Mac OSX 10.6 to slickedit. Slickedit uses ALT-<key> for several nice shortcuts.
Kyle

Me, too...
There are several suggestions on the web on how to get the Alt key to pass through to X11 applications, but I haven't found anything that works with SlickEdit.
Thanks,
Kevin

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Tony Elmore wrote:
>
We are attempting to use Alt-Key combinations for a shortcut key combination
for push buttons using the SetAsFunctionKey method and FunctionKeyPress
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Merry Christmas/Happy holidays and a happy New Year!
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El mensaje fue editado por: georgecookontheroad

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Here is the thread I found with the solution that worked:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5222999
Basically I had a program called AirDisplay installed. AirDisplay allows me to use my iPad as a second monitor for my Mac. So if you have this program installed, or one similar to AirDisplay, uninstalling this program may get your Flash Professional to work correctly again. It certainly did for me to my amazement.
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