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....
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> >
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