Re: Key mapping in X

[Stefan Janecek <s.janecek@hlphys.uni-linz.ac.at>]

Rob Hudson wrote:
> 
> Awesome.  I added this to my .Xmodmap in my /home dir...
> 
> ! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
> !
> remove Lock = Caps_Lock
> keysym Escape = Caps_Lock
> keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
> add Lock = Caps_Lock
> 
> ... and it worked after I typed 'xmodmap .Xmodmap'.  Will X read
> this file on start up each time?  Or do I have to tell it to?

you can tell it to by putting the line 'allow-user-modmap' in
/etc/X11/Xsession.options. 
see 'man 5 Xsession.options' for other options....

/stefan.

> 
> Thanks,
> Rob.
>