Re: [sheflug] Xorg keyboard maps

[Peter Collier <pecb [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 13 August 2006 18:00, Simon Brown wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anybody have any experience of editing keymaps? I´ve obtained an
> apple USB keyboard, but the mapping is wrong, due to the uk specific
> modifications. Any ideas how to fix it?
>
> I have looked in xkb/symbols/inet where the power_g5 mapping exists and
> it only changes a few keys. It seems to map magic phrases to keys.
> Using xev I can find out the key codes, but then how do I map to magic
> phrases?
>
> Most of the keys work, I can type this email but, theyŕe mostly in the
> standard position, not the Apple position.
>
> thanks
>
> Simon
>
Simon,
	  In kubuntu (maybe a different place for your distro), 
under /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes you will find an entry for mackintosh keycodes. I 
assume the numbers relate to numbers given for the symbols. At a guess you 
would select mackintosh as your keyboard and alter the number for a given key 
to give the right symbol etc.
   Not saying this is the correct way to do it but I thought it may be a 
possibility.

Peter C.

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