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From: sirius@aristotle.algonet.se (Saltsjobadens Samskola)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: 8-bit character set in NetBSD
Date: 22 Jun 1997 18:50:33 GMT
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Johan Carlsson (johanc@fusion.kth.se) wrote:
: On 23 May 1997, Saltsjobadens Samskola wrote:
: > How do I get 8-bit character set in NetBSD/mac68k and swedish keymap?
: There's no kernel support for it if that's what you're asking for. Your
: only option is to put a file called .xmodmaprc in your home directory.
: This file is read by the utility xmodmap which, as the name indicates,
: remaps the keyboard *under X* (man xmodmap for more info). I.e. to use a
: {Swedish,Spanish,Klingon,*} key mapping you *have to run X* under NetBSD.
: I'm happily running X on a IIcx w/ 8MB RAM.
I was asking for kernel support. My HD is too small (80Mbyte) for X right
now, but I'm going to bye another one soon, so I'll use xmodmap then :-)