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Dave wrote:

> Timothy Coltman wrote:
>
> > However, there does seem to be a bug of some sort in the keyboard
> > handling code. Some of the keys produce the wrong characters when you
> > press them. The set up seems to be geared towards a US keyboard
> > (almost). The following is wrong:
> >
> > # (hash) produces \ (backslash)
> > ~ (tidle) produces | (vertical bar)
> > | (vertical bar) produces > (more than)
> > \ (backslash) produces < (less than)
> > ¬ (funny line) produces ~ (tilde)
> > £ (pound sterling) produces # (hash)
> > " (double quote) produces @ (at)
> > @ (at) produces " (double quote)
> >
> > And the UK pound sign can't be reproduced at all!
>
> Hi,
> I had this problem and fixed it by putting a modified .Xmodmap in
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/ and also in ~/. I will post a copy on the list when I
> get back to my RiscPC.
>
> I only modified the above list, meaning to go back and fix the capslock and
> numeric keypad later, but it makes things much easier.

Hi again,
Here is the .Xmodmap file, copy it to the above locations as .(dot)Xmodmap and
restart X.
You should then have a UK layout.

regards,
Dave


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keycode   8 =
keycode   9 = Escape
keycode  10 = 1 exclam
keycode  11 = 2 quotedbl
keycode  12 = 3 sterling
keycode  13 = 4 dollar
keycode  14 = 5 percent
keycode  15 = 6 asciicircum
keycode  16 = 7 ampersand
keycode  17 = 8 asterisk
keycode  18 = 9 parenleft
keycode  19 = 0 parenright
keycode  20 = minus underscore
keycode  21 = equal plus
keycode  22 = BackSpace
keycode  23 = Tab
keycode  24 = Q
keycode  25 = W
keycode  26 = E
keycode  27 = R
keycode  28 = T
keycode  29 = Y
keycode  30 = U
keycode  31 = I
keycode  32 = O
keycode  33 = P
keycode  34 = bracketleft braceleft
keycode  35 = bracketright braceright
keycode  36 = Return
keycode  37 = Control_L
keycode  38 = A
keycode  39 = S
keycode  40 = D
keycode  41 = F
keycode  42 = G
keycode  43 = H
keycode  44 = J
keycode  45 = K
keycode  46 = L
keycode  47 = semicolon colon
keycode  48 = apostrophe at
keycode  49 = grave notsign
keycode  50 = Shift_L
keycode  51 = numbersign asciitilde
keycode  52 = Z
keycode  53 = X
keycode  54 = C
keycode  55 = V
keycode  56 = B
keycode  57 = N
keycode  58 = M
keycode  59 = comma less
keycode  60 = period greater
keycode  61 = slash question
keycode  62 = Shift_R
keycode  63 = KP_Multiply
keycode  64 = Alt_L Meta_L
keycode  65 = space
keycode  66 = Caps_Lock
keycode  67 = F1
keycode  68 = F2
keycode  69 = F3
keycode  70 = F4
keycode  71 = F5
keycode  72 = F6
keycode  73 = F7
keycode  74 = F8
keycode  75 = F9
keycode  76 = F10
keycode  77 = Num_Lock
keycode  78 = Scroll_Lock
keycode  79 = KP_Home KP_7
keycode  80 = KP_Up KP_8
keycode  81 = KP_Prior KP_9
keycode  82 = KP_Subtract
keycode  83 = KP_Left KP_4
keycode  84 = NoSymbol KP_5
keycode  85 = KP_Right KP_6
keycode  86 = KP_Add
keycode  87 = KP_End KP_1
keycode  88 = KP_Down KP_2
keycode  89 = KP_Next KP_3
keycode  90 = KP_Insert KP_0
keycode  91 = KP_Delete KP_Decimal
keycode  92 = Sys_Req
keycode  93 =
keycode  94 = backslash bar
keycode  95 = F11
keycode  96 = F12
keycode  97 = Home
keycode  98 = Up
keycode  99 = Prior
keycode 100 = Left
keycode 101 = Begin
keycode 102 = Right
keycode 103 = End
keycode 104 = Down
keycode 105 = Next
keycode 106 = Insert
keycode 107 = Delete
keycode 108 = KP_Enter
keycode 109 = Control_R
keycode 110 = Pause
keycode 111 = Print
keycode 112 = KP_Divide
keycode 113 = Alt_R Meta_R
keycode 114 = Break
keycode 115 = Meta_L
keycode 116 = Meta_R
keycode 117 = Menu
keycode 118 =
keycode 119 =
keycode 120 =
keycode 121 =
keycode 122 =
keycode 123 =
keycode 124 =
keycode 125 =
keycode 126 =
keycode 127 =
keycode 128 =
keycode 129 =
keycode 130 =
keycode 131 =
keycode 132 =
keycode 133 =
keycode 134 =
keycode 135 =
keycode 136 = KP_7
keycode 137 = KP_8
keycode 138 = KP_9
keycode 139 = KP_4
keycode 140 = KP_5
keycode 141 = KP_6
keycode 142 = KP_1

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