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1.1     ! mspo        1: How to readjust your keyboard map to your liking. 
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        !             3: **Contents**
        !             4: 
        !             5: [[!toc]]
        !             6: 
        !             7: #  Introduction 
        !             8: 
        !             9: Sometimes, esp. when working in an X environment, the default keyboard layouts aren't enough... 
        !            10: 
        !            11: #  xbindkeys 
        !            12: 
        !            13:   * Program that allows you to launch shell commands with your keyboard or mouse under X. It links commands to keys or mouse buttons. 
        !            14:     
        !            15:       cd /usr/pkgsrc/x11/xbindkeys
        !            16:       make install clean
        !            17:     
        !            18: 
        !            19: Create a default file 
        !            20:     
        !            21:       xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
        !            22:     
        !            23: 
        !            24: Grab a key code 
        !            25:     
        !            26:       xbindkeys -k
        !            27:     
        !            28: 
        !            29: or 
        !            30:     
        !            31:       xbindkeys -mk
        !            32:     
        !            33: 
        !            34: for multi-keys respectively. 
        !            35: 
        !            36: ##  Examples 
        !            37: 
        !            38:   * .xbindkeysrc 
        !            39:     
        !            40:       # control+shift+d starts an xterm (it's a comment)
        !            41:       "xterm"
        !            42:         control+shift + q
        !            43:       # Menu key starts xbindkeys_show
        !            44:       "xbindkeys_show"
        !            45:         Menu
        !            46:       # Control + mouse button 1 starts an xterm
        !            47:       "xterm"
        !            48:         Control + b:1
        !            49:       # Control+Shift+a  release event starts rxvt
        !            50:       "rxvt"
        !            51:         release+control+shift + a
        !            52:       # Control + mouse button 2 release event starts rxvt
        !            53:       "rxvt"
        !            54:         Control + b:2 + Release
        !            55:     
        !            56: 
        !            57: #  xmodmap 
        !            58: 
        !            59:   * X utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings. Call it from .xinitrc or .xsession, depending on whether you use 'startx' or the X display manager, like: 
        !            60:     
        !            61:        xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
        !            62:     
        !            63: 
        !            64: ##  German umlauts with en_US keyboards 
        !            65: 
        !            66:   * I use the [right-Alt]+[vowel] key combination. For that, add the following to your .xmodmaprc 
        !            67:     
        !            68:        ! Alt_R + aAeEoOuUs für Umlaute auf US-Tastaturen.
        !            69:        clear mod1             
        !            70:        add mod1 = Alt_L             
        !            71:        add mod3 = Alt_R                
        !            72:        keysym Alt_R = Mode_switch               
        !            73:        keysym  u    = u U udiaeresis      Udiaeresis              
        !            74:        keysym  a    = a A adiaeresis      Adiaeresis              
        !            75:        keysym  o    = o O odiaeresis      Odiaeresis                
        !            76:        keysym  s    = s S ssharp            
        !            77:     
        !            78: 
        !            79: ##  Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L 
        !            80: 
        !            81:   * This comes in handy esp. when using Emacs, screen and similar programs. 
        !            82:     
        !            83:       ! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
        !            84:       remove Lock = Caps_Lock
        !            85:       remove Control = Control_L
        !            86:       keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
        !            87:       keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
        !            88:       add Lock = Caps_Lock
        !            89:       add Control = Control_L
        !            90:     
        !            91: 
        !            92: Alternatively you can add in the InputDevice section of your keyboard in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (dunno if Xfree.conf works): 
        !            93:     
        !            94:       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:swapcaps"
        !            95:     
        !            96: 
        !            97: ##  Mouse emulation mode with Num_Lock 
        !            98:     
        !            99:       remove Lock = Num_Lock
        !           100:       add Lock = Control+Mod2 + Num_Lock