:-> "Ulrik" == Ulrik Haugen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've used those keys for something different, but you may like that,
> or else someone else may...
> These are the lines of interest in my ~/.Xmodmaprc
> keycode 0x73 = Meta_L
> keycode 0x71 = Mode_switch Multi_key #I use a swedish keybooard.
> #Your mileage may vary.
> keycode 0x74 = Meta_R
> keycode 0x75 = Menu
> clear Mod1
> clear Mod3
> clear Mod4
> add Mod1 = Alt_L Meta_R
> add Mod3 = Mode_switch
> add Mod4 = Meta_L Menu
I don't have a very clear picture of what the different Meta,
Mode_switch and Multi mean. Does someone know what they are or where
can I read some descriptions? I always found the man pages of
xkeycaps, loadkeys etc. somewhat cryptical
> Which I call in my ~/.xsession with
> xmodmap .Xmodmaprc
> This lets me use Mod_4 for all windowmanager stuff like selecting,
> minimizing, maximizing etc. This way I don't have to use Alt-Ffoo
> but instead i can use Win-X to maximize, without worrying that I
> loose the possibility to use a keyboard shortcut in any application.
This is a good idea. So you can free the Alt-F1 that most window
managers use for the drop down menus
> Also swedish keyboards don't have a real Alt-key to the right of
> the spacebar which is annoying in netscape for instance - if I'm
> on the phone or whatever and only have one hand for typing I can't
> go back and forth without using the mouse. This way I have both the
> Alt- and Win-keys on both sides of the spacebar.
If the swedish keyb. is similar to the italian one, you have a
"Alt-Gr" key on the right side, don't you?
>> Also I would like to be able to get a compose key to work with a us
>> keyboard, so that I can generate accented vowels needed in italian
language.
> I think this is the same as my Alt-Gr which generates Mod_3, so perhaps
> you could just bind some key to Mod_3.
I've tried but didn't succeed. How did you do this?
Pf
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