[vox-tech] using xmodmap to swap modifier key locations

[Ryan Castellucci]

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On Wednesday 08 October 2003 10:05 pm, Henry House wrote:
> The manual page for xmodmap lists the following example (exact quote):
>
> =09!
> =09! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
> =09!
> =09remove Lock =3D Caps_Lock
> =09remove Control =3D Control_L
> =09keysym Control_L =3D Caps_Lock
> =09keysym Caps_Lock =3D Control_L
> =09add Lock =3D Caps_Lock
> =09add Control =3D 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 con=
fig
> file follows.

When I was doing this, I had it like so.....

clear Lock
remove Lock =3D Caps_Lock
remove Control =3D Control_L
keycode  66 =3D Control_L
keycode  37 =3D Caps_Lock
!Uncomment this to make caps lock work. As-is, it only sends the keysym
!add Lock =3D Caps_Lock
add Control =3D Control_L

I've also got....

keycode 117 =3D Multi_key

That makes the menu key work as compose....

This means I can type thing like "5=BC Floppy Disk", "caf=E9," "=DCbergee=
k",=20
"Fu=DFball" and what not....

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