[SOLVED] Keyboard layout

Gordon47 · 04-09-2015, 05:51 AM

Hi, I am using X in an embedded context and need to remap the caps lock key to just give a minus character instead of caps lock. On an ancient system, I previously found an xmodmap like this worked:

Code:

keycode 66 = minus
clear Lock

But it does not seem to work on a new system. 66 is the correct keycode (according to xev).

With the old xmodmap tweak on a new system: The minus is generated (good), but the key still toggles caps lock (which I don't want to happen).

Any idea how to fix this?

DavidMcCann · 04-09-2015, 11:50 AM

I think you've got the commands in the wrong order, and need to clear the assignment to Lock before you can reassign.

Gordon47 · 04-10-2015, 02:15 PM

Yes that got it. Thanks.

My own diagnostics efforts were made more difficult than necessary; it seems xmodmap becomes unreliable when one keysymname becomes linked to more than one modifiername: a 'Meta_L' key that I do not even have was on Mod1 and Mod3 in my case. 'remove mod1=meta_l' made that mess sane.