Wow, there is too much coincidence here for me to pass up. Not only have I been wondering about a keymapping question, I've also been wondering about a data-reading question, and I /just found out/ why replying to an old post with a new topic is a bad idea. My questions are different enough that I'll create a new thread, though.
First, I have been wanting to make my escape key toggle between keymaps. I have bound ctrl to escape (handy for Vim), so escape is sitting unused atm. Since I am not the only person who uses my keyboard, but I *am* the only person who uses Dvorak, I would like a quick way of switching back and forth. All the info I've found concerning keymappings focuse mainly on fixing the insert/delete key business, and nothing mentions binding program execution (like 'setxkbmap us') to a keypress. The second thing is an old UPS I've inherited that has no way of communicating with my computer. It just beeps, which wouldn't be helpful when I'm at school. It beeps continuously when reserves are dangerously low, and I figured that if I could connect something to the speaker circuit, I might be able to use the signal. I'm completely clueless here, though, so I'm not asking for any definite answers- I'm just wondering if it is possible to use the beep, e.g. wire the speaker to a port, and scan for the AC signal that would indicate imminent power failure. For all I know, that would fry circuits, but is there *something* I could do? Thanks for helping a newcomer. :) -Bryan R [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
