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Title:
  Intrepid: No "AltGr" key defined -> e.g. no "@" symbol with MacBook
  Pro

Status in Hotkeys:
  Invalid
Status in Mactel Support:
  In Progress
Status in central project for keyboard configuration:
  Invalid
Status in “xkeyboard-config” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: pommed

  Testing with Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4. Manually changed System ->
  Preferences -> Keyboard to "Apple: MacBook / MacBook Pro (Intel)", but
  no change. Apparently Ubuntu does not know what to do with the key
  second right to the space key (the key right next to the space key is
  the "Apple" key which also is right left to the space key) which
  should probably do the job of the AltGr key.

  Fn - ctrl - alt - Apple key - SPACE - Apple key - strange key which
  probably should do the job of AltGr - < key etc.

  Note that normally on modern Macs you get the "@" symbol pressing some
  key + the letter "l" key. At the moment, with Ubuntu, things work
  neither the Mac way nor the usual PC way. (I suppose it would be
  useful to use the PC way.)

  This goes for a German keyboard tested. I assume it's the same with
  other languages' keyboards (English keyboards have th "@" on "q", too,
  right?).

  [Workaround]
  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro1-1_1-2/Intrepid

  "The MacBook Pro Keyboard doesn't have a Alt GR / Right Alt key, so
  there is no way to type Third Level Keys, such as "@" and "[" (these
  vary from country to country). Here is a solution:

  Go to System > Preferences > Keyboard. On the Layout Options tab,
  select "Third Level Choosers" and check "Press Enter key on keypad to
  choose 3rd level".

  Now you can use the Left Enter key (on the MacBook Pro keyboard) as a
  Alt Gr Key to access these Third Level Keys. "