Re: Typing an '@' symbol on an Apple keyboard
On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 02:48:53PM +0200, Matthias Brennwald (bwm) wrote:
> Therefore: is it possible to explicitly tell X11 how to handle the
> behaviour of a given keystroke that is not otherwise handled by the
> 'normal' keymap settings? If so, I'd like to make 'Alt-g' to produce an
> '@' (that's the way it's normally done on my keyboard).
Try using ~/.Xmodmap. I don't use the gnome desktop, so you might
have to kick it and swear hard to get that to work (or call it
~/.xmodmaprc, or explicitly load it from .xsession, or some other
variation).
Traditionally, apple keyboards have been wilfully different, at
least on laptops. With the move to xkeyboard-config, you might find
that there is a better layout already defined (I don't know where
debian puts it, but somewhere under xkb/symbols/ e.g. look at
macintosh_vndr/de if you have one).
If that doesn't help, here are some random lines from the modmap I
was using on my ibook with xorg-6.9 (I don't seem to have my current
map to hand). This is a nominally british keyboard, but in practice
it is american except with £ where # should be, and no direct access
to the # symbol.
! add # on AltGr 3
keycode 12 = 3 sterling numbersign
! use KP_ENTER for compose - similar place to right windows/menu
! key;)
keycode 108 = Multi_key
! remap the `~ to left of Z correctly
keycode 94 = grave asciitilde
! use apple keys for AltGr (on ibook, both keys generate same code)
clear Mod2
keycode 115 = Mode_switch
add Mod2 = Mode_switch
Of course, when you map an external keyboard correctly, the
built-in keyboard will probably not be correct. You might find it
easiest to dump the current keymap to a file before you start, e.g.
xmodmap -pk >oldkeys
so that you have a slightly easier way back if it goes wrong, and
also so that you can see exactly what is/isn't defined (on the other
hand, I get obsessional about X keymaps - my current ibook modmap
has a vast number of entries so that I can access most of the keys I
might want to use - strangely on desktops the keymaps with dead keys
do all I need except set up the compose key, so you might be happy
with minimal changes).
To see what values are generated by a key in X, use xev from a term
and look for the 'keycode' value.
HTH
ĸen
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