Re: [FC3] How to do key remapping on X startup???

From: VB (vboyt_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/16/05

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    Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:19:56 -0700 (PDT)
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    --- Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@uni-x.org> wrote:
    > Am Sa, den 16.04.2005 schrieb VB um 19:33:
    >
    > > I'm trying to map Caps Lock to Esc on X startup
    > but
    > > everyhwere I've placed the commmand "xmodmap <path
    > to
    > > my home dir>/.Xmodmap" has not taken effect once
    > I've
    > > logged into an X session. I know the .Xmodmap
    > file is
    > > correct since manually running "xmodmap <path to
    > my
    > > home dir>/.Xmodmap" once I'm in X works. I have
    > > disabled Xkeyboard since the two apparently do not
    > > work well together.
    >
    > I think ~/.Xmodmap is only read when using xdm.
    >
    > > How can I remap keys using xmodmap or xkeyboard
    > > extension??? Nothing seems to work.
    >
    > Not the first time I post this. I am using following
    > to remap my mouse
    > buttons:
    >
    > $ cat /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/xmouse.sh
    >
    > #!/bin/sh
    > # /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/xmouse.sh
    > # Required for the configuration of a 5-button mouse
    > /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
    >
    > Alexander
    >
    >
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    Right, it isn't the first time you posted. I tried
    putting a file in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d but how do
    I tell the system to run my new script that I placed
    in there? It doesn't run just by putting a file in
    that directory.

                    
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