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Re: GOAL: Consistent Keyboard Configuration



On Mon, May 26 1997 20:40 +0200 Christian Schwarz writes: 
> Then I have a "special ALT" key on my german kbd, that's label "Alt Gr".
> In DOS/Win95 it behaves like pressing Ctrl-Alt together. It's useful to
> get some "alt-alt keys" (for example, I have "=", "0", and, "}" on one
> key). I think the behaviour should be the same in Debian.

AltGr is a special modifier: it is a kind of Hyper key if you want
(with Alt == Meta).

[lot of agrees about Home/End/cursor block etc.]

> What about the second "cursor block" at the right? It would be nice if one
> could switch between the function keys (left, right, etc.) and the digits
> (0, 1, etc.) with the "Num Lock" key. Is this possible? (The current
> behaviour is to produce digits all the time, no matter if "Num Lock" is
> set.)

Mine work, both under X as under the console too.
 
> Then I have a "Print" key, "Scroll-Lock", and "Pause". All three keys
> don't have an effect in my X configuration--on the console "Scroll-Lock"
> starts/stops terminal output, just like "C-S and C-Q". Is there any useful
> meaning for "Print" and "Pause" in Linux?

Yes: they may the registers, task list etc. and may switch from/to the last
used console.

> Does someone have any other special keys on his keyboard that we should
> define? (We'll just do it if the keyboard layout is widely used.)

I'm sending you my special Swiss German Keymap and the X additions as a 
reference what is possible (sorry for the others to bother you with this...)

David

PS: I was never able to reliably switch the Ctrl/CapsLock key a la Sun.
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# Console keyboard layout
#
# $Id: sg-latin1.map,v 1.4 1996/11/14 20:08:10 david Exp $
# $Log: sg-latin1.map,v $
# Revision 1.4  1996/11/14 20:08:10  david
# Dumped keymap; fixed ^Y/^Z mapping.
#

charset "iso-8859-1"

keycode   1 = Escape           Escape          
	alt	keycode   1 = Meta_Escape     
keycode   2 = one              plus             bar             
	alt	keycode   2 = Meta_one        
keycode   3 = two              quotedbl         at              
	control	keycode   3 = nul             
	shift	control	keycode   3 = nul             
	alt	keycode   3 = Meta_two        
keycode   4 = three            asterisk         numbersign      
	control	keycode   4 = Escape          
	alt	keycode   4 = Meta_three      
keycode   5 = four             ccedilla         dollar          
	control	keycode   5 = Control_backslash
	alt	keycode   5 = Meta_four       
keycode   6 = five             percent         
	control	keycode   6 = Control_bracketright
	alt	keycode   6 = Meta_five       
keycode   7 = six              ampersand        notsign         
	control	keycode   7 = Control_asciicircum
	alt	keycode   7 = Meta_six        
keycode   8 = seven            slash            bar             
	control	keycode   8 = Control_underscore
	alt	keycode   8 = Meta_seven      
keycode   9 = eight            parenleft        cent            
	control	keycode   9 = Delete          
	alt	keycode   9 = Meta_eight      
keycode  10 = nine             parenright       bracketright    
	alt	keycode  10 = Meta_nine       
keycode  11 = zero             equal            braceright      
	alt	keycode  11 = Meta_zero       
keycode  12 = apostrophe       question         dead_acute      
	control	keycode  12 = Control_underscore
	shift	control	keycode  12 = Control_underscore
	alt	keycode  12 = Meta_minus      
keycode  13 = dead_circumflex  dead_grave       dead_tilde      
	alt	keycode  13 = Meta_equal      
keycode  14 = Delete           Delete          
	control	keycode  14 = BackSpace       
	alt	keycode  14 = Meta_Delete     
keycode  15 = Tab              Tab             
	alt	keycode  15 = Meta_Tab        
keycode  16 = +q                Q                +q               
	control	keycode  16 = Control_q       
	shift	control	keycode  16 = Control_q       
	alt	keycode  16 = Meta_q          
	control	alt	keycode  16 = Meta_Control_q  
keycode  17 = +w                W                +w               
	control	keycode  17 = Control_w       
	shift	control	keycode  17 = Control_w       
	alt	keycode  17 = Meta_w          
	control	alt	keycode  17 = Meta_Control_w  
keycode  18 = +e                E                Hex_E           
	control	keycode  18 = Control_e       
	shift	control	keycode  18 = Control_e       
	alt	keycode  18 = Meta_e          
	control	alt	keycode  18 = Meta_Control_e  
keycode  19 = +r                R                registered      
	control	keycode  19 = Control_r       
	shift	control	keycode  19 = Control_r       
	alt	keycode  19 = Meta_r          
	control	alt	keycode  19 = Meta_Control_r  
keycode  20 = +t                T                +t               
	control	keycode  20 = Control_t       
	shift	control	keycode  20 = Control_t       
	alt	keycode  20 = Meta_t          
	control	alt	keycode  20 = Meta_Control_t  
keycode  21 = +z                Z                +z               
	control	keycode  21 = Control_z   
	shift	control	keycode  21 = Control_z       
	alt	keycode  21 = Meta_z          
	control	alt	keycode  21 = Meta_Control_z  
keycode  22 = +u                U                mu              
	control	keycode  22 = Control_u       
	shift	control	keycode  22 = Control_u       
	alt	keycode  22 = Meta_u          
	control	alt	keycode  22 = Meta_Control_u  
keycode  23 = +i                I                +i               
	control	keycode  23 = Tab             
	shift	control	keycode  23 = Tab             
	alt	keycode  23 = Meta_i          
	control	alt	keycode  23 = Meta_Tab        
keycode  24 = +o                O                masculine       
	control	keycode  24 = Control_o       
	shift	control	keycode  24 = Control_o       
	alt	keycode  24 = Meta_o          
	control	alt	keycode  24 = Meta_Control_o  
keycode  25 = +p                P                plusminus       
	control	keycode  25 = Control_p       
	shift	control	keycode  25 = Control_p       
	alt	keycode  25 = Meta_p          
	control	alt	keycode  25 = Meta_Control_p  
keycode  26 = +udiaeresis       +egrave           bracketleft     
	control	keycode  26 = Escape          
	alt	keycode  26 = Meta_bracketleft
keycode  27 = dead_diaeresis   exclam           bracketright    
	control	keycode  27 = Control_bracketright
	alt	keycode  27 = Meta_bracketright
keycode  28 = Return          
	alt	keycode  28 = Meta_Control_m  
keycode  29 = Control         
keycode  30 = +a                A                ordfeminine     
	control	keycode  30 = Control_a       
	shift	control	keycode  30 = Control_a       
	alt	keycode  30 = Meta_a          
	control	alt	keycode  30 = Meta_Control_a  
keycode  31 = +s                S                +s               
	control	keycode  31 = Control_s       
	shift	control	keycode  31 = Control_s       
	alt	keycode  31 = Meta_s          
	control	alt	keycode  31 = Meta_Control_s  
keycode  32 = +d                D                eth              ETH         
     Control_d        Control_d       
	alt	keycode  32 = Meta_d          
	control	alt	keycode  32 = Meta_Control_d  
keycode  33 = +f                F                Hex_F           
	control	keycode  33 = Control_f       
	shift	control	keycode  33 = Control_f       
	alt	keycode  33 = Meta_f          
	control	alt	keycode  33 = Meta_Control_f  
keycode  34 = +g                G                +g               
	control	keycode  34 = Control_g       
	shift	control	keycode  34 = Control_g       
	alt	keycode  34 = Meta_g          
	control	alt	keycode  34 = Meta_Control_g  
keycode  35 = +h                H                +h               
	control	keycode  35 = BackSpace       
	shift	control	keycode  35 = BackSpace       
	alt	keycode  35 = Meta_h          
	control	alt	keycode  35 = Meta_BackSpace  
keycode  36 = +j                J                +j               
	control	keycode  36 = Linefeed        
	shift	control	keycode  36 = Linefeed        
	alt	keycode  36 = Meta_j          
	control	alt	keycode  36 = Meta_Linefeed   
keycode  37 = +k                K                +k               
	control	keycode  37 = Control_k       
	shift	control	keycode  37 = Control_k       
	alt	keycode  37 = Meta_k          
	control	alt	keycode  37 = Meta_Control_k  
keycode  38 = +l                L                +l               
	control	keycode  38 = Control_l       
	shift	control	keycode  38 = Control_l       
	alt	keycode  38 = Meta_l          
	control	alt	keycode  38 = Meta_Control_l  
keycode  39 = +odiaeresis       +eacute          
	alt	keycode  39 = Meta_semicolon  
keycode  40 = adiaeresis       agrave           braceleft       
	control	keycode  40 = Control_g       
	alt	keycode  40 = Meta_apostrophe 
keycode  41 = section          degree           paragraph       
	control	keycode  41 = nul             
	alt	keycode  41 = Meta_grave      
keycode  42 = Shift           
keycode  43 = dollar           sterling         braceright      
	control	keycode  43 = Control_backslash
	alt	keycode  43 = Meta_backslash  
keycode  44 = +y                Y                yen
	control keycode  44 = Control_y
	alt	keycode  44 = Meta_y          
	control	alt	keycode  44 = Meta_Control_y  
keycode  45 = +x                X                multiply        
	control	keycode  45 = Control_x       
	shift	control	keycode  45 = Control_x       
	alt	keycode  45 = Meta_x          
	control	alt	keycode  45 = Meta_Control_x  
keycode  46 = +c                C                copyright       
	control	keycode  46 = Control_c       
	shift	control	keycode  46 = Control_c       
	alt	keycode  46 = Meta_c          
	control	alt	keycode  46 = Meta_Control_c  
keycode  47 = +v                V                +v               
	control	keycode  47 = Control_v       
	shift	control	keycode  47 = Control_v       
	alt	keycode  47 = Meta_v          
	control	alt	keycode  47 = Meta_Control_v  
keycode  48 = +b                B                Hex_B           
	control	keycode  48 = Control_b       
	shift	control	keycode  48 = Control_b       
	alt	keycode  48 = Meta_b          
	control	alt	keycode  48 = Meta_Control_b  
keycode  49 = +n                N                +n               
	control	keycode  49 = Control_n       
	shift	control	keycode  49 = Control_n       
	alt	keycode  49 = Meta_n          
	control	alt	keycode  49 = Meta_Control_n  
keycode  50 = +m                M                mu              
	control	keycode  50 = Control_m       
	shift	control	keycode  50 = Control_m       
	alt	keycode  50 = Meta_m          
	control	alt	keycode  50 = Meta_Control_m  
keycode  51 = comma            semicolon       
	alt	keycode  51 = Meta_comma      
keycode  52 = period           colon           
	control	keycode  52 = Compose         
	alt	keycode  52 = Meta_period     
keycode  53 = minus            underscore       hyphen          
	control	keycode  53 = Delete          
	shift	control	keycode  53 = Control_underscore
	alt	keycode  53 = Meta_slash      
keycode  54 = Shift           
keycode  55 = KP_Multiply     
keycode  56 = Alt             
keycode  57 = space            space            nobreakspace    
	control	keycode  57 = nul             
	alt	keycode  57 = Meta_space      
keycode  58 = Caps_Lock       
keycode  59 = F1               F11              Console_13      
	control	keycode  59 = F1              
	alt	keycode  59 = Console_1       
	control	alt	keycode  59 = Console_1       
keycode  60 = F2               F12              Console_14      
	control	keycode  60 = F2              
	alt	keycode  60 = Console_2       
	control	alt	keycode  60 = Console_2       
keycode  61 = F3               F13              Console_15      
	control	keycode  61 = F3              
	alt	keycode  61 = Console_3       
	control	alt	keycode  61 = Console_3       
keycode  62 = F4               F14              Console_16      
	control	keycode  62 = F4              
	alt	keycode  62 = Console_4       
	control	alt	keycode  62 = Console_4       
keycode  63 = F5               F15              Console_17      
	control	keycode  63 = F5              
	alt	keycode  63 = Console_5       
	control	alt	keycode  63 = Console_5       
keycode  64 = F6               F16              Console_18      
	control	keycode  64 = F6              
	alt	keycode  64 = Console_6       
	control	alt	keycode  64 = Console_6       
keycode  65 = F7               F17              Console_19      
	control	keycode  65 = F7              
	alt	keycode  65 = Console_7       
	control	alt	keycode  65 = Console_7       
keycode  66 = F8               F18              Console_20      
	control	keycode  66 = F8              
	alt	keycode  66 = Console_8       
	control	alt	keycode  66 = Console_8       
keycode  67 = F9               F19              Console_21      
	control	keycode  67 = F9              
	alt	keycode  67 = Console_9       
	control	alt	keycode  67 = Console_9       
keycode  68 = F10              F20              Console_22      
	control	keycode  68 = F10             
	alt	keycode  68 = Console_10      
	control	alt	keycode  68 = Console_10      
keycode  69 = Num_Lock        
keycode  70 = Scroll_Lock      Show_Memory      Show_Registers  
	control	keycode  70 = Show_State      
	alt	keycode  70 = Scroll_Lock     
keycode  71 = KP_7            
	alt	keycode  71 = Ascii_7         
keycode  72 = KP_8            
	alt	keycode  72 = Ascii_8         
keycode  73 = KP_9            
	alt	keycode  73 = Ascii_9         
keycode  74 = KP_Subtract     
keycode  75 = KP_4            
	alt	keycode  75 = Ascii_4         
keycode  76 = KP_5            
	alt	keycode  76 = Ascii_5         
keycode  77 = KP_6            
	alt	keycode  77 = Ascii_6         
keycode  78 = KP_Add          
keycode  79 = KP_1            
	alt	keycode  79 = Ascii_1         
keycode  80 = KP_2            
	alt	keycode  80 = Ascii_2         
keycode  81 = KP_3            
	alt	keycode  81 = Ascii_3         
keycode  82 = KP_0            
	alt	keycode  82 = Ascii_0         
keycode  83 = KP_Period       
	altgr	control	keycode  83 = Boot            
	control	alt	keycode  83 = Boot            
keycode  84 = Last_Console    
keycode  85 =
keycode  86 = less             greater          backslash       
	alt	keycode  86 = Meta_less       
keycode  87 = F11              F11              Console_23      
	control	keycode  87 = F11             
	alt	keycode  87 = Console_11      
	control	alt	keycode  87 = Console_11      
keycode  88 = F12              F12              Console_24      
	control	keycode  88 = F12             
	alt	keycode  88 = Console_12      
	control	alt	keycode  88 = Console_12      
keycode  89 =
keycode  90 =
keycode  91 =
keycode  92 =
keycode  93 =
keycode  94 =
keycode  95 =
keycode  96 = KP_Enter        
keycode  97 = Control         
keycode  98 = KP_Divide       
keycode  99 = Control_backslash
	control	keycode  99 = Control_backslash
	alt	keycode  99 = Control_backslash
keycode 100 = AltGr           
keycode 101 = Break           
keycode 102 = Find            
	control	keycode 102 = F45             
keycode 103 = Up              
keycode 104 = Prior           
	shift	keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward 
	control	keycode 104 = F40             
keycode 105 = Left            
	control	keycode 105 = F42             
	alt	keycode 105 = Decr_Console    
keycode 106 = Right           
	control	keycode 106 = F43             
	alt	keycode 106 = Incr_Console    
keycode 107 = Select          
	control	keycode 107 = F44             
keycode 108 = Down            
keycode 109 = Next            
	shift	keycode 109 = Scroll_Forward  
	control	keycode 109 = F41             
keycode 110 = Insert          
keycode 111 = Remove          
	altgr	control	keycode 111 = Boot            
	control	alt	keycode 111 = Boot            
keycode 112 = Macro           
	shift	altgr	keycode 112 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 112 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 113 = F13             
	shift	altgr	keycode 113 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 113 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 114 = F14             
	shift	altgr	keycode 114 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 114 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 115 = Help            
	shift	altgr	keycode 115 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 115 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 116 = Do              
	shift	altgr	keycode 116 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 116 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 117 = F17             
	shift	altgr	keycode 117 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 117 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 118 = KP_MinPlus      
	shift	altgr	keycode 118 = VoidSymbol      
	altgr	control	keycode 118 = VoidSymbol      
keycode 119 = Pause           
	altgr	control	keycode 119 = SAK             
keycode 120 =
keycode 121 =
keycode 122 =
keycode 123 =
keycode 124 =
keycode 125 =
keycode 126 =
keycode 127 =
string F1 = "\033[[A"
string F2 = "\033[[B"
string F3 = "\033[[C"
string F4 = "\033[[D"
string F5 = "\033[[E"
string F6 = "\033[17~"
string F7 = "\033[18~"
string F8 = "\033[19~"
string F9 = "\033[20~"
string F10 = "\033[21~"
string F11 = "\033[23~"
string F12 = "\033[24~"
string F13 = "\033[25~"
string F14 = "\033[26~"
string F15 = "\033[28~"
string F16 = "\033[29~"
string F17 = "\033[31~"
string F18 = "\033[32~"
string F19 = "\033[33~"
string F20 = "\033[34~"
string Find = "\033[1~"
string Insert = "\033[2~"
string Remove = "\033[3~"
string Select = "\033[4~"
string Prior = "\033[5~"
string Next = "\033[6~"
string Macro = "\033[M"
string Pause = "\033[P"
string F40 = "\033[40~"
string F41 = "\033[41~"
string F42 = "\033[42~"
string F43 = "\033[43~"
string F44 = "\033[44~"
string F45 = "\033[45~"
--------------------------------------------------------------------8<-------
! $RCSId$
! $Log: Xmodmap.sg,v $
! Revision 1.22  1997/03/08 15:24:12  david
! Swiss german X keyboard map.
!
! Revision 1.21  1996/12/16 22:14:03  david
! Added $RCSId$ and $Log: Xmodmap.sg,v $
! Added $RCSId$ and Revision 1.22  1997/03/08 15:24:12  david
! Added $RCSId$ and Swiss german X keyboard map.
! Added $RCSId$ and
!
!
! Only differences to console Xmodmap shown; the X
! server takes the `normal', i.e. kernel keyboard layout and
! takes account these overrides.
! Ideally there shouldn't be a Xmodmap file.
!
keycode  20 = apostrophe question Dacute_accent
keycode  21 = asciicircum grave asciitilde
keycode  35 = diaeresis exclam bracketright
keycode  47 = odiaeresis eacute
keycode  48 = adiaeresis agrave braceleft
keycode  49 = section degree paragraph
keycode  66 = Caps_Lock Caps_Lock
keycode  77 = Num_Lock Num_Lock
keycode  78 = Scroll_Lock Mode_switch
--------------------------------------------------------------------8<-------


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