Key binding (with xmodmap)

2003-10-02 Thread Stephan Matthiesen
Hi, 1. Question: I would like to bind the PrtScr key to some letters which are difficult to access (on a German keyboard). I can do simple key binding, like with xmodmap -e 'keycode 111=backslash' the prtScr now returns a backslash, but how do I use Ctrl, Shift or Alt? if I want

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Bret Hughes wrote: > BTW where would I put this in a by user config. I try to keep from > changeing system defaults because I always forget them in a > reinstall/upgrade. ~/.Xmodmap -- "The only thing that helps me maintain my slender grip on reality is th

track pads (was: xmodmap)

2002-07-16 Thread David Talkington
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Todd A. Jacobs wrote: >It's just my laptop >that gives me the screaming fits with the caps lock (now fixed) and an >over-sensitive track pad that dances my mouse around when I'm typing if >I'm not extra careful. Forgive me if you already know this,

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread David Talkington
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Todd A. Jacobs wrote: >> basic editing keys present in the Emacs editor. ALT+b moves the cursor >> to the beginning of the previous word. ALT+l will lowercase the word >> after the cursor. If you've left the capslock on, move the cursor back >> a

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Hal Burgiss
up as myself The system will probably look for ~/.Xmodmap or ~/.xmodmap. I have .Xmodmap, but I have my own Xclients script run it (using startx). -- Hal Burgiss ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Bret Hughes
On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 00:50, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 20:41 14 Jul 2002, Todd A. Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | I'm trying to map my Caps Lock key to Control using xmodmap. I want to > | have *both* Caps_Lock and Control_L perform the same function. > | > |

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 02:47 16 Jul 2002, Todd A. Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Cameron Simpson wrote: | > I do it because on Real Keyboards that's where Control is. | | Heh. On my main system, I use the Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2, which has | no dedicated CAPS key, although you can sti

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Bret Hughes
On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 23:57, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Bret Hughes wrote: > > > Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of hitting > > it instead of tab or whatever? I often do this and it really pisses me > > Yes, especially on my laptop. Now, if only I c

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Cameron Simpson wrote: > I do it because on Real Keyboards that's where Control is. Heh. On my main system, I use the Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2, which has no dedicated CAPS key, although you can still enable caps lock if you manage to hit the function shift at the same t

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On 15 Jul 2002, Gordon Messmer wrote: > basic editing keys present in the Emacs editor. ALT+b moves the cursor > to the beginning of the previous word. ALT+l will lowercase the word > after the cursor. If you've left the capslock on, move the cursor back > a few words and lowercase them rather

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-16 Thread Jay Daniels
On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 03:00:09PM +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 21:55 15 Jul 2002, Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of hitting > | it instead of tab or whatever? > > I do it because on Real Keyboards that's where Control

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 21:55 15 Jul 2002, Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of hitting | it instead of tab or whatever? I do it because on Real Keyboards that's where Control is. Also, I have NO use for caps-lock. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Bret Hughes wrote: > Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of hitting > it instead of tab or whatever? I often do this and it really pisses me Yes, especially on my laptop. Now, if only I could find a way to make the trackpad stop jumping around when

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Gordon Messmer
On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 19:55, Bret Hughes wrote: > > Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of hitting > it instead of tab or whatever? I often do this and it really pisses me > off to have to backspace over several words since I am a really crummy > typist. Go through the E

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 09:55:32PM -0500, Bret Hughes wrote: > > Do you guys do something to caps lock because you got tired of > hitting it instead of tab or whatever? I often do this and it > really pisses me Exactly! I never use capslock as intended, and it only gets in the way if I miss Tab

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Bret Hughes
On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 08:02, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Cameron Simpson wrote: > > > Unsure, but I do this: > > > > clear lock > > add control = Caps_Lock > > >From the documentation, it looked like you were supposed to put the key to > be mapped on the left, and the b

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-15 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Cameron Simpson wrote: > Unsure, but I do this: > > clear lock > add control = Caps_Lock >From the documentation, it looked like you were supposed to put the key to be mapped on the left, and the binding on the right, but it seems to work the other way around.

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-14 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 20:41 14 Jul 2002, Todd A. Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I'm trying to map my Caps Lock key to Control using xmodmap. I want to | have *both* Caps_Lock and Control_L perform the same function. | | I have added the following to /etc/X11/Xmodmap: | | clear Lock |

Re: xmodmap

2002-07-14 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 08:41:22PM -0700, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > I'm trying to map my Caps Lock key to Control using xmodmap. I want to > have *both* Caps_Lock and Control_L perform the same function. > > I have added the following to /etc/X11/Xmodmap: > > clea

xmodmap

2002-07-14 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
I'm trying to map my Caps Lock key to Control using xmodmap. I want to have *both* Caps_Lock and Control_L perform the same function. I have added the following to /etc/X11/Xmodmap: clear Lock add Lock = Control_L which prevents Caps_Lock from locking caps, but doesn'

Re: xmodmap

1998-06-24 Thread tyrant
You try .xinitrc? Thats where i have it. On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Iztok Polanic wrote: > Hello !!! > > I want to change 22 (BackSpace) and 111 (Delete) keys. I have put this in > ~/.Xmodmap: > > xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace" > xmodmap -e &qu

xmodmap

1998-06-24 Thread Iztok Polanic
Hello !!! I want to change 22 (BackSpace) and 111 (Delete) keys. I have put this in ~/.Xmodmap: xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace" xmodmap -e "keycode 111 = Delete" but it doesn't work. I also tried putting this in Xservers, but no luck :( In which fi