"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> AltGr is the Alt key to the right of the SPACEBAR.
>
> Apparently, it stands for Alt Graphics, but I remember the right Alt key
> was printed in green on the early IBM AT keyboards, so I presonally think
> that it might stand for AltGreen. The AltGr key acts like pressing left
> Alt + Ctrl together.
I was about to add this Alt Green possibility to the discussion page for
AltGr on Wikipedia, but it looks like they have added this to the main page
since I last read that page, maybe two or three years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:AltGr_key
ss.