Ricardo G. Herdt said : > Hi Miguel! > > take a look at xmodmap (man page), it will do what you want on any > linux machine. Basically you need a .Xmodmap in your ~/ directory with > the commands to do what you want.
try this in a terminal: setxkbmap -option lv3:rwin_switch,apple:badmap > I'm no pure:dyne developer, but they for sure have choosen Xfce cause > it has a balance between lightness and usability. I like light window > managers (personally I use dwm), but for newcomers I always show and > install Gnome first, it's really an awesome desktop environment. You > can try installing gnome on pure:dyne, but there is a chance you mess > up with something (careful with pulse audio). But last time I did this > it went well. Yes, Ricardo is correct, XFCE is a good balance between lightness and usability, we do not think Puredyne should be a showcase for desktop eyecandy, but instead provides solid basic to run a stable audio/video environment. Of course, as suggested you can install any other windows manager. a. > Best Regards, > > Ricardo > > 2010/5/4, Miguel Negrao <[email protected]>: > > Hi > > > > I was trying out pure:dyne today on my macbook pro. I got it installed but I > > can’t really use it because I can’t type third level characters such as {} > > @, etc. In ubuntu I solved this by going to system->keyboard->layout and > > setting the third level key to the left alt, but in puredyne there is no > > such option in the keyboard options. All the hints I found online told me to > > edit files that did not exist in pure:dyne. Is there a way to fix this ? > > > > thanks > > Miguel Negrão > > > > ps: why use xfce ? it’s like going back 10 years, for me.... > > --- > > [email protected] > > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
