Re: key mapping in Xmodmap

-- "Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp&gt; spake thusly: > Michael> I do something similar: > > Not really. > > Michael> remove Control =3D Control_L > Michael> remove Lock =3D Caps_Lock > Michael> keysym Control_R =3D Caps_Lock > > So far, so good. You now have no key that can do lock, and you have = a > key in the lower right corner that does control. That key generates > the keysym Caps_Lock. The key in the lower left corner generates the > keysym Control_L, and the key to the left of the "A" generates the > keysym Caps_Lock. > > Michael> add Control =3D Caps_Lock > > You have added the control modifier to the key to the left of "A" and > (redundantly) to the key in the lower right corner. > > Michael> keycode 37 =3D F22 > > I assume this keycode corresponds to the key in the lower left = corner? > That key now generates the keysym F22. You have no Control keys > anymore, although you can generate control keystrokes. Summarizing: > > Physical Keysym Modifier > ------------------ --------- -------- > Left of "A" Caps_Lock control > Lower left corner F22 > Lower right corner Caps_Lock control It might also help if someone were to point out the commands that need = to be added to the current configuration to get the appropiate = behavior. I'll attempt to do so, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I know for a fact that you want to make "Left of 'A'" a control key. To = do this, figure out what the keycode of that key is (using xev), and = then add to .xmodmap (assuming your keyboard is like mine, which it = probably is): keycode 66 =3D Control_L Then I'm going to make a leap and guess that you want the lower right = corner to be a Caps Lock. So you could do: remove Control =3D Caps_Lock add Lock =3D Caps_Lock This should give you a configuration: Physical Keysym Modifier ------------------ --------- -------- Left of "A" Control_L control Lower left corner F22 Lower right corner Caps_Lock (caps) lock With the set of commands: remove Control =3D Control_L remove Lock =3D Caps_Lock keysym Control_R =3D Caps_Lock add Control =3D Caps_Lock keycode 37 =3D F22 keycode 66 =3D Control_L remove Control =3D Caps_Lock add Lock =3D Caps_Lock I've tried launching XEmacs with this configuration, and it doesn't = complain. There's a probably a shorter way to get what you want (it = seems like that configuration does a bit too much moving things = around), but I'll leave that as an exercise for you if you want to = pursue it. Now I have to figure out how to fix my keyboard. ;-)