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By GAVollink at 2007-04-05 09:03
Vitals:
Debian (unstable)
kernel, 2.6.18-4-686
Xorg 7.1.1
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Introduction:
If you've ever had the pleasure of using a 'Sun' keyboard, you'll note that the Caps Lock and Control keys are swapped. If you use your keyboard a lot, you probably use the Ctrl key a lot, and probably don't use the Caps Lock very often, if ever (UNLESS YOU'RE INTO YELLING). So, why force the awkward pinky reach down to the Ctrl?
This is in two parts, mostly because the Console terminals, the virtual terminals that don't have an X display, use a different keyboard mapping than the X window system.
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Console:
Update /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz
First make a backup, then uncompress and edit the file...
If you want to swap the Caps Lock and left Ctrl keys,
find the left control entry, which should be:
Code:
keycode 29 = Control
Then replace it with Caps_Lock
Code:
keycode 29 = Caps_Lock
Human Compatability Note:
I did use the swapped mapping for a short while, but my wife was NOT happy with the resulting layout. She kept on struggling to remember the new location of 'Ctrl'.
--- End Option
Remember to re-zip the keymap when you are done.
Code:
gzip /etc/console/test.kmap
Finally, because you are tampering with your console keymap, do 'test' the test...
Code:
loadkeys test.kmap.gz
Make sure the keyboard does everything you expect that it should do. Only then should you copy the test.kmap.gz over the boottime.kmap.gz (technically, I should be telling the boot process to load an alternate keymap, instead of overwriting the default, this is easier).
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Xorg:
Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104" # Your model may be different here.
Option "XkbLayout" "us" # This is the only one I tested.
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps" # This is the new line.
EndSection
I found the valid XkbOptions lines in the "*.lst" files at /etc/X11/xkb/rules/
Another valid xkbOption is:
Code:
...
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
...
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M$ Win XP:
Because we sometimes have to use it...
The following are contents of loadable 'keymap.reg' files...
Just set Caps Lock as another Control
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00
Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock:
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,3a,00,1d,e0,\
00,00,00,00
NOTE: This works for XP using 'US' keyboard layouts. Your results could vary.
Screwing with the Windows registry is dangerous.
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Thank you, I hope this helps someone besides me.
Show of hands out there of those who've just pried the damn caps lock key outta there? Over the years, it's cost me far, far, more than it's ever saved.
by bewst on Fri, 2009-01-16 15:46
Quote:
Originally Posted by wjevans_7d1@yahoo.co
I don't want to start a religious war, but:
Show of hands out there of those who've just pried the damn caps lock key outta there? Over the years, it's cost me far, far, more than it's ever saved.
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Show of hands out there of those who've just pried the damn caps lock key outta there? Over the years, it's cost me far, far, more than it's ever saved.
Show of hands out there of those who've just pried the damn caps lock key outta there? Over the years, it's cost me far, far, more than it's ever saved.