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From: edwin@praxis.cs.ruu.nl (Edwin Kremer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Caps-Lock indicator on hp9000?
Message-ID: <3723@ruuinf.cs.ruu.nl>
Date: 30 Aug 90 10:03:47 GMT
References: <316@esl.ESL.COM>
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In <316@esl.ESL.COM> jsd@esl.ESL.COM (Jeff Dalton) writes:

   | We're using HP 9000/360 with preconfigured hp-ux 7.0 with all the fancy
   | Motif window stuff.  One draw back with this config. and HP workstations in
   | general is that there is no visual indication of current CAPS-LOCK key.
   | 
   | So I'm asking: Is there a function of the XSession or the HPterm which will
   | visually indicate CAPS-LOCK is active?  How 'bout some other way?-- 

"Some other way" is to disable or re-map the CAPS-LOCK key (that's what
I do :-]) If you're running X11 you can use the "xmodmap" program to
re-map the CAPS-LOCK key: I have it re-mapped to CTRL (the key directly
to its right-hand side).

This is what I put in my $HOME/.login file:

	xmodmap .keymap.km

and this is the file "$HOME/.keymap.km":

	! This file is input for xmodmap
	! It removes the Caps key and the Enter key (left below) and
	! changes them both into alternative Cntr keys.
	!
	! 15 = Break/Reset
	! 55 = Caps
	! 87 = Enter
	!
	keycode 55 = Control_R
	keycode 87 = Control_R
	keycode 15 = Escape
	clear Lock
	add Control = Control_R




			hope this helps,
						--[ Edwin ]--
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