Rob Owens <row...@ptd.net> writes:
>On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 03:02:00AM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
>> While working on my Debian box (which btw is a mix of Lenny and Squeeze), I
>> find that I type the underscore character ('_') more often than the dash
>> character ('-'). It could be file names, variable names while writing code
>> etc.,
>>
>> Typing '_' involves holding the shift key while typing '-' does not involve
>> any. I am wondering if there is a way at the OS (or shell) level solution to
>> remap '-', '_' one to another so that typing '_' does not involve holding
>> shift key but typing '-' does.
>>
>Use xmodmap and/or a .Xmodmap file in your home directory. You man need
>to use xev to find the keycodes.
The X11 keysyms for these characters are "minus" and "underscore". If
you run "xmodmap -pke | grep underscore" you should see which keycode has
these keysyms mapped.
For me, this is:
$ xmodmap -pke | grep underscore
keycode 20 = minus underscore minus underscore
I suspect that's a standard keyboard keycode so you'll get the same
results, but run it anyway to be sure.
You can remap this like so:
$ xmodmap -e "keycode 20 = underscore minus underscore minus"
That swaps minus and underscore.
You can put the part between quotes in your ~/.Xmodmap file and GNOME
should auto-load it (although I think I remember reading something
lately that this may change).
Finally, I suggest you not do this. I've make changes to my standard
keyboard in the past and when you switch to someone elses keyboard you
just get annoyed :-) I used to map CapsLock to Ctrl, but if you get too
used to that, YOU JUST END UP SHOUTING when you only meant to press
Ctrl.
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