Return to BSD News archive
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!news02.magna.com.au!brian.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!psgrain!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!news-west.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!howland.erols.net!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: <timleeEAvLr3.3C0@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Sender: timlee@netcom4.netcom.com Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---ads-not-welcome References: <timleeEAtvyy.Hwt@netcom.com> <5mfmeg$732$1@mark.ucdavis.edu> Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 05:25:51 GMT Lines: 25 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41762 David E. O'Brien <obrien@relay.nuxi.com> writes: |Timothy J. Lee <nobody@not.for.email> wrote: |> Thanks, but this only works in non-X. | |Sorry, I thought that was what was being asked for. | |> 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? | | XkbOptions "ctrl:nocaps" I looked for the various options and tried the following three: XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps" XkbOptions "ctrl:nocaps" XkbOptions "ctrl:ctrl_ac" None of these three turned the CapsLock key into a Control key. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee timlee@ Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. netcom.com No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.