'On those keyboard layouts having a defined AltGr key, it is equivalent to holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys together. The first link I just mentioned has the following quote from a previous version of this Wikipedia page You can find it in Control Panel > Accessability Options > the tab 'Keyboard') I finally came across this post, which directed me to a Wikipedia page on the RAlt key, or actually the AltGr key. As soon as I pressed the RAlt key the layout changed showing all these symbols.Īfter spending about an hour searching in the wrong direction (does it have anything to do with Sticky Keys perhaps? This in-built function in windows for disabled people. Using windows on-screen keyboard (most people will find this under Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessability > On-Screen keyboard) showed something similar. What the key history in AutoHotkey DID show however was that whenever I pressed the RAlt key it would automatically be accompanied by a Ctrl keystroke!
Even when I exited AutoHotkey completely the problem persisted. Rather annoying as I have a whole bunch of hotkeys strung through my RAlt key.
Since last night my right-alt key suddenly stopped working properly. Have a ThinkPad R61i here with WinXP SP2. So, I just spend about two hours struggling with a keyboard problem and I _finally_ solved it.
