Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 15:33:15 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: switching the ctrl key to caps lock Message-ID: <20000909153315.A254@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000909142600.A40697@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Sat, Sep 09, 2000 at 02:26:00PM %2B0100 References: <20000909142600.A40697@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Sat, Sep 09, 2000 at 02:26:00PM +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > > I figured out how to do this in X, but does anyone know if this can be done > for console mode as well? And if so, how? > Mr McKitrick, I answered this very question for *you* less than a month ago:) : Subject: Re: editors question #2 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:01:36 +0100 Organization: Total lack of To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 02:26:45PM +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 09:54:11AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: > | The difference with Emacs is that you don't just use the shift key, > | you also use the control and meta keys. This may take a little > | getting used to (especially if you're using the standard broken > | keyboard layout that replaces control with CapsLock), but if you have > > Where are ctrl and caps-lock *supposed* to be? > Where do you want them to be? :) The traditional Unix locations are the opposite to a std PC keyboard, i.e. Ctrl next to 'A' and CapsLock below the LeftShift key. In case your next question is, "How do I do that", then for X you add (or uncomment): XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps" in the Keyboard section of /etc/XF86Config, and for the console, swap the entries for 029 and 058 in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/<your_keymap> or change the 058 line to be all ``lctrl'' to make both keys Ctrl (no Caps Lock key). I notice that there are some new keymap files with ``-ctrl'' in their name which does the latter of these, but I don't know when they were introduced. > jcm > -- > "I drank WHAT ?!" - Socrates > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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