Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:11:10 +0200 From: Manuel Enrique Garcia Cuesta <megarcia@intercom.es> To: Daniel Domengeaux <freebsd@supa-fly.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: internet keyboards Message-ID: <20001004191110.A326@ilex.kicelo.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10010032306260.22908-100000@ultra> References: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10010032306260.22908-100000@ultra>
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=== Daniel Domengeaux escribia (Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 11:33:28PM -0500): > i recently bought a new MS internet keyboard (it was cheaper than the > logitech and i'm broke) and after searching around the net i can't seem to > find anything on how to use the extra keys at the top of the keyboard. i > know i can just use xmodmap to get them to do stuff in X but i don't know > what scancodes they generate or even how to figure it out. i did find a > bit of info on the freebsd-hackers list but it didn't seem to help me > much. if anyone has gotten these working or can atleast point me to some > info to get me started it would be greatly appreciated. Just as a sidepoint: it's ok if you do want to use such a keyboard, but maybe cost is not really the hindrance you think it is; I have been able to find several second-hand IBM keyboards, "buckling spring" ones, for less than $6 a piece. It's probably a matter of personal preferences, but for me there is no better feel than the one they have. And besides they lack the damned "windows keys", what means the gaps are where they should be and the space bar has the right size. And indeed, a useless key that doesn't exist will not get in your way, either. It's sadly obvious that modern PC keyboards are not designed with Unix users in mind. Then again why do I wonder ... > > Thanks > -daniel > pimp@supa-fly.org Manuel Garcia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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