How do I prevent xfce terminal from grabbing the Alt key?

[Chris G]

On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 07:16:08PM +0100, Christian Dywan wrote:
> Am Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:49:46 +0000
> schrieb Chris G <cl at isbd.net>:
> 
> > On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 02:17:47PM +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> > > On mer., 2010-11-03 at 23:17 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > I use the compose key, but being able to enter the Euro symbol as
> > > > it's *marked* on my keyboard would be a better way! 
> > > 
> > > On my keyboard (us qwerty) and keymap (us altgr-intl), this is done
> > > using Right-Alt + 5. Not Left-Alt.
> > > 
> > Right-Alt + 5 gives me ½.  The Euro symbol is marked on the 4 key on
> > my keyboard and that agrees with the standard/default Alt + 4 gives
> > Euro symbol. In general on my keyboard any third symbol marked on the
> > bottom right of the key can be entered with Alt + key.
> > 
> > I have just noticed that the Alt + <key> symbols are sometimes
> > working in *this* window, but not just now again.  It seems that
> > something I do can turn them on and off. 
> 
> You mean AltGr? That key gives me this in Terminal *and* mousepad:
> 
> AltGr + 4 = ¼
> AltGr + 5 = ½
> 
> And accordingly:
> 
> Alt + 4 = Switch Tab
> Alt + 5 = Switch Tab
> 
> Please be clear when you are talking about AltGr because it simply
> isn't the same as the ordinary Alt key.
> 
I think I have always been clear - the AltGr key works for me as it
should, the Alt key doesn't work (though as I said above it did seem to
work correctly at one point when I was typing the previous E-Mail).

According to the documentation I have found *shifted* AltGr + 4 gives ¼
(which it does on my system) and AltGr + 5 gives ½.  All the AltGr and
shifted AltGr codes work as expected.

-- 
Chris Green