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I am using international keyboard and extensively use AltGr key. There are many unused keys with AltGr so I would like to map AltGr+t = Crtl+x. I don't want to remap AltGr to Crtl; I just want to use this specific instance.

I am using debian with Gnome. May I map this combination with xkb?

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  • I'm pretty sure you can't do it from inside Emacs, you have to remap AltGr+T to a distinctive key at the xmodmap/XKB level. – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' Aug 27 '17 at 16:24
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First check what emacs gets when you hit AltGr+t. You can do so by invoking C-h c AltGr+t. With my keyboard configuration, this is ŧ (a character).

You can then (global-set-key (kbd "ŧ") ctl-x-map).

In the event that you don't get a character, or that it is a too common character (e.g. 't' itself), you'll first want to configure your system with xmodmap to change that.

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  • This works and runs without problem. – ofenerci Aug 28 '17 at 12:24

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