Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:38:14 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Joe Schmoe <non_secure@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: switching key mappings on a laptop (function and ctrl) Message-ID: <41E3AC96.4010008@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20050111002612.66934.qmail@web53309.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050111002612.66934.qmail@web53309.mail.yahoo.com>
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Joe Schmoe wrote:
> I have a new laptop that has the FN (function) key in
> the very lower left, and the CTRL key one key to the
> right of it ...
>
> but I like the CTRL key to be in the far lower left
> ...
>
> Is it possible to switch the function of these two
> keys (not just in X, but in the console, virtual
> terminals, etc.)
Yes, this is certainly possible. In fact, there are two separate
mechanisms for doing this -- one for use under X-win, the other for use
under the console.
Under X, see xmodmap(1) and the sections in X(7) on keyboards, and these
other man pages:
% man -k xkb
setxkbmap(1) - set the keyboard using the X Keyboard
Extension
xkbcomp(1) - compile XKB keyboard description
xkbevd(1) - XKB event daemon
xkbprint(1) - print an XKB keyboard description
For modifying the console see kdbcontrol(1), kbdmap(1), kbdmap(5) -- the
keymap files in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps are pretty easy to understand
and create customised versions of. See also the allscreens_kbdflags
variable in /etc/defaults/rc.conf for how to get your changes to happen
automatically on reboot.
Cheers,
Matthew
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