laptop keyboard mapping for X

Sean picasso@madflower.com
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 01:01:09 -0500 (EST)


If that doesnt work, you can always remap the keyboard with xmodmap. 


On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Mike Rambo wrote:

> Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > 
> > Mike Rambo <mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us> writes:
> > 
> > > I've got a Computer Warehouse laptop (no idea who made it) upon which
> > > I've installed Linux.  I have keyboard map problems only when using X.
> > > It doesn't start X by default and all the keyboard keys work fine from
> > > the console.  When in X, whether using an xterm or any other app some
> > > keys do not do what they're supposed to do.  For example, underscore
> > > does equal, equal does caret, plus does tilde, single quote does
> > > asterisk, double quote does colon, colon does plus and a few others are
> > > wrong.  Interestingly a few are right, comma, period, semi-colon among
> > > others.  All the letter and unshifted numbers are right.
> > 
> > Have you tried xkeycaps[1]?  It has a database of keyboard
> > layouts, including some laptop layouts.  You might find one that
> > matches yours.
> > 
> > [1] By jwz, the original author of Netscape.
> > --
> > "Premature optimization is the root of all evil."
> > --D. E. Knuth, "Structured Programming with go to Statements"
> 
> Nope.  But I will.  Thanks!
> 
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