Subject: Re: option key as alt under X?
To: John Valdes <j-valdes@uchicago.edu>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/05/1999 14:59:37
On Sat, 5 Jun 1999, John Valdes wrote:

> I have a 3 button mouse on my Mac and so no longer need the
> option-{left,right}-arrow mouse button emulation.  Is there anyway to
> reclaim use of the option key as say an Alt key under X?  Can this be
> currently controlled by the X server (the Xmac68k manpage mentions
> a '-optionmouse' option for enabling mouse button emulation, but not
> an option to disable)?

I'm now using a kernel with "options ALTXBUTTONS" commented out, now
that I have Kensington 4-button mouse. (The 4th button is useless, as
far as I can tell.) I don't actually use the Alt key for anything.