Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 02:48:52PM +0100, Sam Halliday wrote: > > > Try commenting out the XkbOptions line altogether. > > > > > > For an Apple Pro keyboard, model M7803, and using the following > > > configuration: > > > > > > XkbRules xfree86 > > > XkbModel macintosh > > > XkbLayout us > > > > > > This puts: > > > Ctrl_L on the left control key > > > Alt_L on the left Option/Alt key > > > Super_L on the left Apple/Command key > > > Super_R on the right Apple/Command key > > > Alt_R on the right Option/Alt key > > > Ctrl_R on the right control key > > > > yes... but the key marked "alt" on an apple keyboard should actually be > > "altgr". go into MacOS X and see for yourself... > > > > so it should be: > > Ctrl_L on the left control key > > Super_L on the left Option/Alt key > > Alt_L on the left Apple/Command key > > Alt_R on the right Apple/Command key > > Super_R on the right Option/Alt key > > Ctrl_R on the right control key > > > > it seems silly to have Debian and MacOS disagree about what the keymapping > > should be. > > I think it's sillier for keys to not do what's engraved on them.
what about mouse buttons then? the mac mouse only has one mouse button... is it a left or a right mouse button? the left mouse button is chosen as it is the most compatible with what happens under MacOS X (and also the most sensible option, and probably sends the same signal...). ok, maybe thats a crap example :-) > I am not opposed to having an XkbOption called "altwin:macosx", for > example, for people who seek Mac OS X compatibility, but I am skeptical > that this should be the default. i like this. how can it be implemented? cheers, Sam -- Free High School Science Texts http://www.nongnu.org/fhsst/ Sam's Homepages http://fommil.homeunix.org/~samuel/ http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/~samuel/
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