Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 19:57:23 -0500 From: rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper) To: dcoffin@intermind.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remapping the Caps Lock Key Message-ID: <199611090057.TAA19466@elmer.ct.picker.com>
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Don Coffin writes:
> I was wondering if anyone has a keyboard map file that
> remaps the Control key to the Caps Lock key. Failing
> that, could you walk me through the remapping process
> using "kcon" or something similar...?
I do the same thing. With the PC AT & newer Sun keyboards, you about have
to if you use Emacs (unless your pinky finger's double jointed :-)
For X Windows:
xmodmap - < $HOME/cfg/swapctlcaps
where $HOME/cfg/swapctlcaps contains:
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
For syscons:
Tweak the keymap setting in /etc/sysconfig:
# Choose keyboard map from /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/* or NO if default.
#keymap=NO
keymap=/opt/share/syscons/keymaps/swapctlcaps.kbd
and create swapctlcaps.kbd, where the contents is the output of
"kbdcontrol -d < /dev/ttyv0" with the following diffs applied
(assuming you're using an AT-style keyboard):
< 029 lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl O
---
> 029 clock clock clock clock clock clock clock clock O
< 058 clock clock clock clock clock clock clock clock O
---
> 058 lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl lctrl O
Randall Hopper
rhh@ct.picker.com
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