[SOLVED] xmodmap, alt-gr + j or n

Question

OK, so I've set up my own keyboard layout with xmodmap. Other than remapping to Dvorak, I have different symbols for almost all <alt-gr> + <letter> combinations. For example, I can type '(' by pressing <alt-gr><e>.
Now to the problem: this works very well, except for two keys: j and n. <alt-gr><j> only inputs 'j', even if I specify something else. Same for 'n'. I've tried different keyboards, and today also on my laptop, all with the same result.
After some searching I found a guy with the same problem in a German forum, but the solution posted there didn't help. Any archer who knows how to fix it?
Last edited by Mogger (2009-02-10 20:44:04)

Answer 1

Hah. Great mystery solved.
You can even ask X to have AltGr-A generate "cursor left" instead of æ. Here's the rub: you can do it with the A key. You can't do it with the J key.
What!, you say. Actually, on vanilla X, this will work. Where vanilla X is "X without the XKB extension." If you disable XKB using export XKB_DISABLE=1 before calling the program you need the funny key-layout in (usually your entire session), this will also work. Why doesn't it with XKB? It doesn't work with XKB apparently because in the XKB setup for "my" country, the A key has some keysyms defined in the AltGr layer, and the J key doesn't. And if they don't exist, you can't overwrite them. I consider this a bug.
Source.
I think I'll do it the "proper" way with xkb instead of xmodmap. Just have to figure how.