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Subject: Re: Map "Alternate" to "Compose" on Sun 3 keyboard?
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> Article 169 in ba.windows.x:
> From: bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman)
> Newsgroups: alt.sys.sun,ba.windows.x,comp.windows.misc,comp.windows.x
> Subject: Map "Alternate" to "Compose" on Sun 3 keyboard?
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> Date: 24 Sep 90 18:41:05 GMT
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> Environment:
> 	Sun 4/110 with cg4 frame buffer
> 	SunOS 4.0.3
> 	Type 3 keyboard
> 	Open Windows 2.0
> 
> Since the Type 3 keyboard has no "Compose" key, I would like
> to get the same effect with the "Alternate" key.
> 
> I can't figure out how to get "xmodmap" to accomplish this.
> It seems that the "Alternate" key is unknown to "xmodmap".
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> Bob Weissman
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The keycode for Alternate is 26 on the Sun type-3 keyboard.

Since there is no keycode mapping in the keytable for the type-3
keyboard, you need to map at the keycode level.  Create a file
called compose.map and put the following in it:

--------------------------cut here--------------------------
! File: compose.map
!
! Goal: map Compose functionality onto key labeled "Alternate" on
!       Sun Type-3 keyboard
!
! Usage: xmodmap compose.map
!

keycode 26 = Multi_key
------------------------------------------------------------

This was tested on SunOS4.1 + OW2.0.
As a quick test (after installing), type:

Compose < <       ==>  produces left guillemot
Compose c /       ==>  produces cent sign