Bug#621835: xmodmap -e 'remove lock = Caps_Lock' no longer works.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 16:25:45 +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
> Nothing wrong with you, but I hope you are kidding, especially for the
> obsolete part.
>
Very much not kidding.
> 1) it seems that xmodmap is still developed:
>
> <http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xmodmap/>
>
No it is not.
> 2) why is CapsLock the only key that stopped working with xmodmap, while
> for the other everything is OK? Until today I was using myself with
> success the following ~/.xmodmaprc:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> !! unset Caps_Lock and Win_key
> remove lock = Caps_Lock
> remove mod4 = Super_L
> ! Caps Lock as Win key
> keycode 66 = Super_L
> add mod4 = Super_L
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I completely understand John's feelings, xmodmap is a default/old Unix
> tool, why breaking it? What are the advantages of the latter?
>
> <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=yes&bug=621835#41>
>
A bit of googling would turn up:
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/06/keyboard-configuration-its-complicated.html
Cheers,
Julien
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