setting keymap codes
Hi folks,
for my Lenovo T520 I got a new keyboard. It is a cheap one from China.
As this keyboard differs in the layout cpompared to the old one, some keys are
mapped other (i.e. page-up / down in the original needs the function key =
second layer, in th enew one it is just page-up /down without any Function).
Thus, you guess it, the keycodes differ.
Whilst the old one gets keycode = 140 (showkeys helped), it is 158 on the new
keyboard.
Now my question: I want to remap the keycodes. The old ones can be find out,
but I have to set it to the new keyboard.
There is xkmodmap, which helps for X, but I also need it on console.
It would be nice, if you can get me some example, how to set the keycodes for
console and for X together and permannetly.
I believe, setxkbmap will be a good start, but I am not sure.
Is there a better way? And how should this be done. An example might help,
lets say, we want change the page-up key from 158 to 140. What is the best
way?
Personally I would like to prefer using a configuration file, so that I can
felxible edit it and revert to original, when I maybe get another keyboard
some day.
Thanks for any hints.
Best
Hans
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