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From: pf@islington-terrace.csc.ti.COM (Paul Fuqua)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Using xmodmap to shuffle control and meta keys
Message-ID: <2850752131-5259062@Islington-Terrace>
Date: 3 May 90 19:35:31 GMT
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     I occasionally have access to a SparcStation 1 running 4.0.3c and
X11R4 patched up to at least fix-9.  I'm trying to use xmodmap to make
the diamond keys (Meta_L and Meta_R) into Control keys and the Alt key
(Alt_L) into a Meta key.  [I'm usually a lisp machine user, hence the
odd arrangement.]
     I've tried two sequences in a .xmodmaprc file (see below).  Feeding
either to xmodmap in my .xinitrc gives me xterms that just beep when I
use any of the Control keys, even though xmodmap -pm shows the right
keys with the right modifiers.  Gnuemacs and xsaber, however, accept
them as I intended.
     If I start up X without xmodmap, then run xmodmap from an xterm,
that one xterm will have the keys shuffled as I want, but any xterm
created later will just beep.
     Is there something I'm missing here?  How can I do this?  Any help
appreciated.

First .xmodmaprc:

   remove Mod1 = Meta_L
   remove Mod1 = Meta_R
   keysym Alt_L = Meta_L
   keysym Meta_L = Alt_L
   add Mod1 = Meta_L
   add Control = Alt_L
   add Control = Meta_R

Second .xmodmaprc:

   remove Mod1 = Meta_L
   remove Mod1 = Meta_R
   add Control = Meta_L
   add Control = Meta_R
   add Mod1 = Alt_L

Paul Fuqua                     pf@csc.ti.com
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