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  • noun computing Alternative spelling of Alt Gr.

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of alternate graphic.

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Examples

  • To type a sine fada you have to press the vowel and AltGr which is awkward at first but once you get the hang of it, it’s econd nature – I can type as fast in Irish as in English.

    One of these days… 2004

  • Pendrift @ 928: in the interests of science, and the spirit of experimentation, although with some trepidation, I just tried AltGr/Ctrl* and the arrow keys.

    Making Light: Open thread 135 2010

  • These will appear when the key is pressed normally, when it is pressed with shift, pressed with AltGr and when pressed with shift and AltGr. xmodmap - e "keysym b = b B U0253 U0181"

    Planet KDE 2010

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Added: Allow press [AltGr] key to show the menu bar.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • I used the AltGr key on my keyboard, and found out that it had keycode

    Planet KDE 2010

  • · (Thanks to Thomas Wolff for his help with this knotty issue.) · The AltGr key on non-US keyboards acts as a second Alt key in any

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Linux 2010

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Added: Allow press [AltGr] key to show the menu bar.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Added: Allow press [AltGr] key to show the menu bar.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Added: Allow press [AltGr] key to show the menu bar.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • · (Thanks to Thomas Wolff for his help with this knotty issue.) · The AltGr key on non-US keyboards acts as a second Alt key in any

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Linux 2010

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