Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:26:30 -0800 (PST) From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Mailing List) Subject: XF86Config and keyboard functionality... Message-ID: <200112201926.fBKJQYe95820@tao.thought.org>
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On my old server and with the older and standard version of X11 (3.6) in /etc/XF86Config, the following "Keyboard" Section let me use the ALT keys as "Meta" keys: Section "Keyboard" Protocol "Standard" AutoRepeat 500 30 LeftAlt Meta RightAlt Meta ScrollLock Compose RightCtl Control XkbKeycodes "xfree86" XkbTypes "default" XkbCompat "default" XkbSymbols "us(pc101)" XkbGeometry "pc" XkbRules "xfree86" XkbModel "pc101" XkbLayout "us" EndSection Now, with a 104-key keyboard and the newest X, (4.1.X), the LeftAlt Meta RightAlt Meta give me errors when I bring up X. I've found work-around by remapping keys with xmodmap, but can anybody clue me in as to what file(s) to change to get the LeftAlt and RightAlt keys to be recognized globally when X is initialized? I've looked at the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/xmodmap.std files on both new and older system but can't see the change... or maybe just don't understand it! (I'm open to any suggestion regarding how to make use of the surplus Windose keys----but this is *another topic*). Søren Schmidt is our keyboard wizard.... but if anyone else can help me, I'd be much obliged. TIA, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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