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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com.nojunkemailplease.com!not-for-email From: nobody@not.for.email (Timothy J. Lee) Subject: Re: Control, CapsLock key switch Message-ID: <timleeEAtvyy.Hwt@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Sender: timlee@netcom11.netcom.com Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---ads-not-welcome References: <timleeEAs1HF.GyM@netcom.com> <5mdc2m$kkj$7@mark.ucdavis.edu> Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 07:11:21 GMT Lines: 30 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41667 David E. O'Brien <obrien@relay.nuxi.com> writes: |Timothy J. Lee <nobody@not.for.email> wrote: |> On FreeBSD 2.2.1, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config has a line which |> supposedly causes the Control and CapsLock keys to be switched: | |> XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps" | |Put this in /etc/rc.local: | | kbdcontrol -l us.swapped.kbd | |# us.swapped.kbd |# alt |# scan cntrl alt alt cntrl lock |# code base shift cntrl shift alt shift cntrl shift state |# ------------------------------------------------------------------ |[...] | 058 lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl O |[...] Thanks, but this only works in non-X. When using X after this kbdcontrol, the Control and CapsLock keys are still unswapped, regardless of whether the "ctrl:swapcaps" line in the XF86Config is commented or uncommented. Any ideas? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee timlee@ Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. netcom.com No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.