Hello I am using a PC 104 us keyboard, configured by XF86Setup (SuSe7.2) Now the alt key (the key next to the space key) is interpreted as Meta_L. So xkeycaps tells me: Alt key: KeyCode: Alt 0x40 64 0100, KeySym: Meta_L) Windows key: KeyCode =/+/ 0x73 115 0163 KeySym: Super_L). KDE.2.1.2 offers my the possibility to use various non us keyboard, like german and spanish. If I start using this option and chose us, german and spanish (PC 104), then suddenly the alt, meta and super keys are changed to this: Windows key: KeyCode =/+/ 0x73 115 0163, KeySym: Meta_L und die Alt key: KeyCode ALT 0x40 64 0100, KeySym: Alt_L Of course I could use xkeycaps change the setting with xmodmaps, but I would like to understand what happened and how I can avoid this change of the meta-alt-super keys. Thanks in advance Uwe Brauer