The manual page for xmodmap lists the following example (exact quote):
!
! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
!
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
which is said to turn the left caps lock key into a control key and the left
control key into a caps lock key. It does not work. On my system, running the
above commands (saved to a file, then run using 'xmodmap <filename>') turns
the left control key into a shift key (!) and has no effect on the caps lock
key. Neither xmodmap nor the x server print any errors or other messages.
Does anyone have a suggestion? My XFree86 config file follows.
Section "Module"
#Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
#SubSection "extmod"
# Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
#EndSubSection
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "tcp/wotan:7110"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
#Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
#Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
#Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#Option Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
HorizSync 50-75
VertRefresh 50-100
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "trident"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "trident"
#VideoRam 65536
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "trident"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
#end
--
Henry House
The unintelligible text that may follow is a digital signature.
See <http://hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key:
<http://hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
pgp00000.pgp
Description: PGP signature
