Subject: Re: mapping keys
To: Wenchi Liao <wliao@midway.uchicago.edu>
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/24/1999 15:53:31
>>>>> "Wenchi" == Wenchi Liao <wliao@midway.uchicago.edu> writes:

    Wenchi> Chris Jones wrote:
    >>>>>>> "Wenchi" == Wenchi Liao <wliao@midway.uchicago.edu> writes:
    >>
    Wenchi> I'm using one of those windows keyboards with netbsd
    Wenchi> 1.4/i386. Using xev, pressing the ``windows'' key or the ``menu''
    Wenchi> key generates the output listed below (same general output for
    Wenchi> both menu and windows keys).
    >>  The important thing is the keycode given below.  I would use xmodmap
    >> to map the keycode to a given keysym.  I don't remember exactly how to
    >> do it, but the xmodmap(1) man page ought to explain it.

    Wenchi> Blurp...should study the examples more carefully....

    Wenchi> So, my $HOME/.xmodmap file contains: keycode 115=Meta_L keycode
    Wenchi> 116=Meta_R keycode 117=Escape

    Wenchi> ...which maps to the left windows key, right windows key, and
    Wenchi> menu key.

  Does this work when you have the XKeyboard Extension enabled?

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