Hi listers, When running orca in fusion, there is an easy way to change its modifier key without going into a terminal in ubuntu. Since this is relevant to fusion and the mac, I'm posting it here. These are the instructions. First, within ubuntu, go into the keyboard settings, which is under the preferences menu. Next, select apple as the keyboard type. Hit tab, and under variant, select laptop. Next, hit the more options button. The first button that comes up says caps lock. Press it, and then you can select different radio buttons that modify the caps lock function. The one you want to press is swap caps lock with escape. Essentially, this makes the two keys change position on your keyboard. This is important, because fusion sends escape through to the vm. It does not do this with caps lock when it is held down. Now that caps lock and escape have been swapped, you can use escape as your orca modifier key successfully. Don't forget to hit the button that says apply system wide when you're done. Also, don't forget to have orca's keyboard layout set to laptop. Hope that helps someone, as I find the terminal instructions to create key mapping files quite cryptic. .
Thanks, John On Mar 25, 2009, at 4:19 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > John, > > Here is the instructions for remapping a key accessibly. Gosh, it > feels like forever since I was looking into this, but anyways, here it > is. > > http://46dogs.blogspot.com/2008/05/remap-keys-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 6-Mar-09, at 6:27 PM, John J Herzog wrote: > >> >> Hi Alex, >> Thanks for your offer to help. I'm not in a rush by any means, as I >> do >> not use linux for any mission critical tasks. It would be nice to >> have >> for use of web visum though, the gnome mud client, and a few extra >> goodies. >> I am willing to wait a week or two: that's fine. If I find something >> in the meantime that solves my problem, I'll let you know. >> >> On Mar 6, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'll help you. I'm current really busy though, so can you hang in >>> there until March 14, 2009, wink? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Alex, >>> >>> >>> On 5-Mar-09, at 7:36 PM, John J Herzog wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> This might be slightly off topic, but I'm having a hard time >>>> running >>>> ubuntu and orca in fusion from a macbook. The problem is, that caps >>>> lock is the only option for orca's modifier key, and this does not >>>> work correctly. Also, there is no sharp keys equivalent for linux, >>>> allowing me to remap the function to a different button. >>>> If you are a user of fusion, and successfully running linux/orca, >>>> please let me know how you do so. Note, feel free to respond off >>>> list, >>>> as I know this is not a linux forum. >>>> the email address is: >>>> johnjher...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> Thanks all, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
