Re: xmodmap Problem

[Rainer Dorsch <rdorsch@web.de>]

Warren,

I could not find a reference in the Debian X FAQ to the problem. Please note, 
I do load my xmodmap using

$ xmodmap .Xmodmap

and even after that it does not work....

It is most likely a very subtile problem since I use that method since 1994 
and it worked on all Debian systems since version 1.3 (and slackware before) 
and it works on many other woody systems, just on one it does not....

On this system, I get

rdorsch@paddy:~$ xmodmap -pke|grep " 26"
keycode  26 = e E EuroSign cent
rdorsch@paddy:~$ xmodmap -pke|grep 113
keycode 113 = Mode_switch


but xev ignores not do the mapping to the right keysym:

KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
    root 0x2e, subw 0x0, time 4122365331, (87,47), root:(794,67),
    state 0x0, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_switch), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""

KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
    root 0x2e, subw 0x0, time 4122366138, (87,47), root:(794,67),
    state 0x8, keycode 26 (keysym 0x65, e), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 characters:  "e"

KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
    root 0x2e, subw 0x0, time 4122366231, (87,47), root:(794,67),
    state 0x8, keycode 26 (keysym 0x65, e), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 characters:  "e"

KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x5c00001,
    root 0x2e, subw 0x0, time 4122379292, (87,47), root:(794,67),
    state 0x8, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_switch), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""



On a woody system, where the mapping is working, I get:

KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001,
    root 0x25, subw 0x4c00002, time 4122789400, (31,52), root:(43,163),
    state 0x0, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_switch), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""

KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001,
    root 0x25, subw 0x4c00002, time 4122789700, (31,52), root:(43,163),
    state 0x2000, keycode 26 (keysym 0x20ac, EuroSign), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""

KeyRelease event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001,
    root 0x25, subw 0x4c00002, time 4122789790, (31,52), root:(43,163),
    state 0x2000, keycode 26 (keysym 0x20ac, EuroSign), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""

KeyRelease event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001,
    root 0x25, subw 0x4c00002, time 4122790060, (31,52), root:(43,163),
    state 0x2000, keycode 113 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_switch), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 characters:  ""


I still have no clue what could be wrong, but any input is still very 
welcome....


Thanks,
Rainer