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From: hassinen@ujocs.UUCP (Kari Hassinen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Scandinavian alphabet and the lock modifier
Keywords: alphabet, lock modifier key
Message-ID: <4133@ujocs.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 89 13:03:46 GMT
Organization: University of Joensuu, Finland
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The scandinavian alphabet consist of characters a..z,},{ and |, where,
for example, "{" is actually the character "a" with two dots above it. 
I can make new fonts for the scandinavian alphabet and I can even modify
the keyboard and swap, for example, the characters [ and { in a key.
But there is a tiny  problem in the working of the lock modifier key. 
The lock modifier has no effect on these special characters. How can I
get the lock modifier key to work with }, { and | as it works with
a..z? I found from the source code of the XLookupString() a promising point
as follows.

if ((event->state & LockMask) && (dpy->lock_meaning == XK_Caps_Lock)) {
       if (symbol >= XK_a && symbol <= XK_z)
             symbol -= (XK_a - XK_A);
       else if (symbol >= XK_agrave && symbol <= XK_odiaeresis)
             symbol -= (XK_agrave - XK_Agrave);
       else if (symbol >= XK_oslash && symbol <= XK_thorn)
             symbol -= (XK_oslash - XK_Ooblique);
}

I think that this is the right place for some hacking, or is it??

thanks
(hassinen@ujocs.joensuu.fi)