Re: ~/.Xmodmap (was: Customizing the console key map?)
%% jacobs@genehack.org (John S. J. Anderson) writes:
>>>>>> On 30 May 2001 22:08:33 -0400, "Paul D. Smith" <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com> said:
Paul> Second, my point is, with so many truly _useful_ and
Paul> _interesting_ things to learn, why waste brain cells on
Paul> something as basically useless and uninteresting (and baroque)
Paul> as modmap syntax?
john> Personally, I find the xkeycaps interface to be baroque,
john> relative to the not-really-that-complicated Xmodmap syntax.
OK... I'll just mention, though, that it took me a total of about 15
seconds to modify my Windows key: started xkeycaps, left-click on the
Windows key on the displayed keyboard, and picked "Edit Keysyms of Key".
Of course, I still don't know much about X modmap syntax... but I never
had to look up whether Menu was a valid keysym or not.
john> Not everybody thinks better in GUI; some of us prefer text.
Some of us prefer practicality, and use the best tool for the
job... even if it does happen to have a graphical interface.
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