Re: User interface version 7: Alt Gr issue
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- Subject: [mg94429] Re: User interface version 7: Alt Gr issue
- From: Thomas <thomas.hentrich at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:58:23 -0500 (EST)
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On Dec 11, 12:45 am, "Bert Aerts (rm X)" <bert.aer... at advalvas.beX>
wrote:
> John Fultz wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 23:12:28 -0500 (EST), Bert Aerts (rm X) wrote:
> >> I have a Belgian keyboard. To enter [ or {, I have to press and hold
> >> the "Alt Gr" key. In Mathematica 6.0.3 this works as expected. However=
in
> >> version 7.0 I get a blue block plus the { or [ symbol. I have to remov=
e
> >> these blue blocks manually. I really can't understand that Wolfram can
> >> release such a horrible interface!
>
> > If you're using the Linux version, you should contact Wolfram Research
> > Technical Support. They have a patch which should fix the problem.
>
> > If you're using Mathematica on Macintosh or Windows, then please let me
> > know which one it is and I'll investigate.
>
> > Sincerely,
>
> > John Fultz
> > jfu... at wolfram.com
> > User Interface Group
> > Wolfram Research, Inc.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
> I am using Mathematica 7.0 on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 x86_64.
> So I understand that the Linux Alt-Gr problem is known and a patch is
> available.
> I contacted Wolfram Research Technical Support.
Can that patch be downloaded from somewhere? I am using the trial
version right now, and have the AltGr issue under Ubuntu 8.10. Before
I upgrade, I'd like to make sure that the patch actually works.