The only platform that I've been able to reproduce it is HPUX11.0 so far. Linux works fine, and Jay Yan is investigating Solaris. This behavior is seen in mozilla and netscape 6. In German keyboards the "@" character is assigned to the "Alt-q" key sequence, and in US keyboards is assigned to the "Shift-2", but it can be configured to use "Alt-2" with xmodmap. In US keyboards you can also configure HPUX to load a german keyboard layout if you want to display the "@" character using "Alt-q". Here's the test cases to reproduce problem: Note for all the test cases involving HPUX 11.0, a Hewellet Packard keyboard was used, and the testing was done in the local machine. 1. In HPUX11.0 install mozilla/netscape 6 latest version. Make sure that the US keyboard layout is loaded by looking at the /etc/kbdlang file(It should have something like USB_PS2_DIN_US_English. Also make sure that you're able to type the "@" character using "Alt-2" in the terminal window. If the "@" character doesn't show up, then at the command prompt type the following: $ xmodmap -e "keycode 39 = 2 at at at" Next launch mozilla/netscape 6 and try to type the "@" character using "Alt-2" anywhere in the location bar, composer window, or mail window When attempting to type the "@" character nothing is displayed. 2. In HPUX11.0 install mozilla/netscape 6 latest version. Make sure that the German keyboard layout is loaded by looking at the /etc/kbdlang file(It should have something like USB_PS2_DIN_German). If not then edit the file and type it in, then reboot machine (Make sure that the german layout is part of the X11 keymap database). Also make sure that you're able to type the "@" character using "Alt-q" in the terminal window. If the "@" character doesn't show up, then at the command prompt type the following: $ xmodmap -e "keycode 31 = q Q at" Next launch mozilla/netscape 6 and try to type the "@" character using "Alt-q" anywhere in the location bar, composer window, or mail window. When attempting to type the "@" character nothing is displayed. The next test case was done from a remote location using a Linux machine running Red Hat 7.0. A Dell Quietkey US keyboard was used with a us keyboard layout. The keyboard layout was configured so that "Alt-2" is mapped to the "@" character, and the AltGr keysymbol mapped to the Mode_switch modifier. Here's how to do it, $ xmodmap -e "keycode 11 = 2 at at" $ xmodmap -e "keycode 113 = Mode_switch" 1. In the Linux machine, bring up a terminal and make sure that you're able to type the "@" character using "Alt-2", if not then try following the steps I mentioned above. Next, telnet to the hpux11.0 machine and make sure that you're still able to type the "@" character. Next, launch mozilla/netscape and try typing the "@" character anywhere on the location bar, composer window, or mail window. The "@" character should be displayed correctly. 2. In the HPUX11.0 machine, bring up a terminal and make sure that you're able to type the "@" character using "Alt-2". Next, telnet to the Linux machine, and make sure that you're still able to type the "@" character. Next, launch mozilla/netscape and try typing the "@" character anywhere on the location bar, composer window, or mail window. The "@" character is not displayed. From the results obtained, it looks like the "@" is displayed only when mozilla (Either the HPUX11.0 or Linux executable) is ran using the Linux X server. Shanjian suspects that it might be a HPUX bug, possibly a GTK/GDK problem. I've tried testing several GTK applications, but they all use the gtk+ 1.2.7 version (For this version, the behavior in each app was the same as mozilla/netscape 6), and don't work with GTK+ 1.2.10, which is what mozilla/netscape 6 use. I will try to find apps that use version 1.2.10 and verify if this is a GTK problem or not.

sounds like bug 61439 might still be active on HP?

I tried it on my SPARC macine

I tried it on my sparc machine. Enviroment of my machine is Solaris 9 GTK1.2.6 US layout keyboard xmodmap -e "keycode 39 = 2 at at at" in my machine is convert to convert key "3" not "2", after I run this command, AltGraph+3 can input @ at mozilla including input field, composer, mail. So does ' xmodmap -e "keycode 31 = q Q at" ' My conclusion is that this bug does not happen on Solaris. Jay

>In German keyboards the "@" >character is assigned to the "Alt-q" key sequence No. @ is assigned to AltGr+Q. Marking INVALID. if HP-UX is so strange that @ is indeed Alt+Q there, feel free to reopen.

The problem here is that the alt keys aren't confiqured correctly. To configure the right Alt key (Alt_R) to work properly, you use the following commands: xmodmap -e "remove Mod1 = Alt_R Mode_switch" xmodmap -e "keysym Mode_switch = NoSymbol" xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_R = Mode_switch" xmodmap -e "add Mod2 = Mode_switch" After configuring Alt_R this way, Alt_R-2 results in the "@" symbol being displayed. Alt_R-q also generates the "@" symbol, if I map the "q" key with the command: xmodmap -e "keycode 30 = q Q at" This is all done with a US keyboard, since I don't have access to a german keyboard. I expect that with a german keyboard the keycode for remapping the "q" key will match the 31 mentioned earlier in this bug instead of 30 used on the US keyboard.