Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:49:14 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Manuel Enrique Garcia Cuesta <megarcia@intercom.es> Cc: Daniel Domengeaux <freebsd@supa-fly.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: internet keyboards Message-ID: <20001004184914.B253@parish> In-Reply-To: <20001004191110.A326@ilex.kicelo.org>; from megarcia@intercom.es on Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 07:11:10PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10010032306260.22908-100000@ultra> <20001004191110.A326@ilex.kicelo.org>
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On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 07:11:10PM +0200, Manuel Enrique Garcia Cuesta wrote: > === 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. The "Windows" keys are not useless under FreeBSD; in X at least, I've got them doing some useful things. See http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/x.html#AEN3370 for details. > It's sadly obvious that modern PC > keyboards are not designed with Unix users in mind. Then again > why do I wonder ... > Well, swapping the Ctrl and Caps Lock keys is easy in the console and X. > > > > 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 -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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