Bug#557124: [xmodmap] Manpage out of date
Package: x11-xserver-utils
Version: 7.3+5
Tags: patch
Severity: minor
With the advent of the ISO_Level3_Shift modifier the xmodmap manpage is
out of date. The following patch fixes the problem:
--- xmodmap.1.orig 2009-11-19 16:00:03.000000000 +0000
+++ xmodmap.1 2009-11-19 16:02:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -125,11 +125,14 @@
(which may be specified in decimal, hex or octal and can be determined
by
running the
.I xev
-program). Up to eight keysyms may be attached to a key, however the last four
+program). Up to eight keysyms may be attached to a key, however the last two
are not used in any major X server implementation. The first keysym is used
-when no modifier key is pressed in conjunction with this key, the second with
-Shift, the third when the Mode_switch key is used with this key and the fourth
-when both the Mode_switch and Shift keys are used.
+when no modifier key is pressed in conjunction with this key, the
+third when the Mode_switch key is used with this key, and the fifth
+when the ISO_Level3_Shift key is used with this key. ISO_Level3_Shift
+is ignored if Mode_switch is active. If the shift key is pressed at
+the same time then that causes the next keysym along to be used
+(second, fourth, sixth respectively).
.TP 8
.B keycode any = \fIKEYSYMNAME ...\fP
If no existing key has the specified list of keysyms assigned to it,
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