Re: A question asked many times-
This was the perfect answer! I wasn't sure if "meta" was something that would be recognized in the keymap files, but it worked like a charm. Rather than edit the file by hand, it was easer to do- sed 's/lalt/meta/g' us.iso.kbd > local.kbd Gotta utilize those UNIX tools! Thanks a lot Thaddeus I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different solution? Using ESC just doesn't cut it... Copy the file /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/us.iso.kbd to a different name, like /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/local.kbd. Then open local.kbd with an editor and replace all instances of `lalt' with `meta' (without quotes). This will make the left ALT key work as META. Load the new keymap with: # kbdcontrol -l local.kbd To make "local.kbd" the default keymap at boot time, set keymap="local" in your /etc/rc.conf file. You can also map the right ALT key to META if you change `ralt' to `meta', but I don't suggest switching both left and right ALT keys to META since that would make switching consoles a bit difficult. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A question asked many times-
At 2003-01-30T04:44:52Z, "Thaddeus J. Quintin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any reason > why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different solution? Using ESC > just doesn't cut it... Are you using X? If so, is it 4.x? If so, edit your XF86Config file. Find the "InputDevice" section for your keyboard. Add this line to bind `meta' and `alt' to the alt keys: Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:meta_alt" I'm using a Happy Hacking keyboard, and I used the line: Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:meta_win" to bind `meta' to my left and right diamond keys (the ones that would act like "Windows" keys were I running a different OS. I get both `alt' and `meta' separately this way. -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. msg17234/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: A question asked many times-
"Thaddeus J. Quintin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Greetings- > I've looked around in google and the FreeBSD archives and I've seen this > question asked many times, but never found the answer. > > I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any > reason why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different solution? > Using ESC just doesn't cut it... > If you're using X, the method for doing this is described in the man page for xmodmap. There is no problem with doing this, you can still switch consoles if needed using alt-ctrl F. If you aren't using X, use kdbcontrol, as described in another message. sdb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A question asked many times-
On 2003-01-29 23:44, "Thaddeus J. Quintin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings- > I've looked around in google and the FreeBSD archives and I've seen this > question asked many times, but never found the answer. > > I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any > reason why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different > solution? Using ESC just doesn't cut it... Copy the file /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/us.iso.kbd to a different name, like /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/local.kbd. Then open local.kbd with an editor and replace all instances of `lalt' with `meta' (without quotes). This will make the left ALT key work as META. Load the new keymap with: # kbdcontrol -l local.kbd To make "local.kbd" the default keymap at boot time, set keymap="local" in your /etc/rc.conf file. You can also map the right ALT key to META if you change `ralt' to `meta', but I don't suggest switching both left and right ALT keys to META since that would make switching consoles a bit difficult. - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A question asked many times-
In <01c2c81a$546e60e0$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>, Thaddeus J. Quintin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any > reason why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different solution? > Using ESC just doesn't cut it... You're using Emacs, right? If so, have you tried using the alt keys as meta keys? Here, in Xemacs, they work as a meta key out of the box. http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
A question asked many times-
Greetings- I've looked around in google and the FreeBSD archives and I've seen this question asked many times, but never found the answer. I would like to map my "alt" keys to be "meta" keys. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do that? Is there a better/different solution? Using ESC just doesn't cut it... Thanks! Thaddeus To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
