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From: dshr@SUN.COM (David Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Stupid xmodmap question
Message-ID: <8812141657.AA00257@devnull.sun.com>
Date: 14 Dec 88 13:54:06 GMT
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> 
>   I'd like to be able to specify that CNTR/` (Control/quoteleft) should
> generate the character code 036(8) (the same as is already generated by
> Control/circumflex).  I note that one can specify both the unshifed and
> shifted codes for various keys with xmodmap.  It would seem natural to be
> able to specify the control translation also.  Now granted, this is a
> stupid request, but is it possible to do this with xmodmap???
> 

xmodmap affects the keys that generate the modifier bits,
not how keys bearing those modifier bits are interpreted.

In X11,  how keys are interpreted is a client,  not a server function.
You need to mess with xterm (or whatever client is seeing the keys).

	David.