Dear All,

My application requires to run a script at boot-time.This script basically has just two commands.


1.) loadkeys /lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/defkeymap.map

This command is used to load the modified map file for keyboards in console mode.Using this command we can make the
keyboard behave in desirable way.


2.) xmodmap /etc/X11/Xmodmap

This command is used to load the modified map file for keyboards in GUI mode.Using this command we can make the
keyboard behave in desirable way.

However, the modified mappings which I load using these commands remain valid until the system is not re-booted.
Once the system is rebooted the default mappings get loaded.

Is there any method , so that these mappings remain valid ,everytime the m/c boots up.
I tried putting these commands in a script and then calling this script through rc.local.
but the xmodmap command is getting failed ,as the X terminal has't loaded at the time of execution of this script.Is there any other way through which I can call these commands after the X terminal gets loaded.

waiting for a timely response

Thanks
Arun Tayal

Hi,

and welcome to LQ!

The "how-to" for the xmodmap will depend on your WM/DE. What are you using?
Two kind-of generic forms would be to add the line to ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc
(depending on whether you use startx or a graphical login manager). Some DEs
and WMs have mechanisms for loading of scripts on start-up, too.


Cheers,
Tink

Hi ,
I am using GNOME desktop environment. I have added the xmodmap command in the ~/.xinitrc and it got successfully executed also,
but after the command in ~./xinitrc script

exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients

the default keymaps load again. However when I do it in KDE environment everything works fine.Please guide me where exactly should i place the xmodmap command both in ~./xsession and ~./xinitrc so that
my modified keymap gets loaded each time i re-boot the system in GNOME environment.

Waiting for a timely response.

Regards
Arun

Hi ,
I am using GNOME desktop environment. I have added the xmodmap command in the ~/.xinitrc and it got successfully executed also,
but after the command in ~./xinitrc script

exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients

the default keymaps load again. However when I do it in KDE environment everything works fine.Please guide me where exactly should i place the xmodmap command both in ~./xsession and ~./xinitrc so that
my modified keymap gets loaded each time i re-boot the system in GNOME environment.

Waiting for a timely response.

Regards
Arun

Sorry, I can't guide you in the usage of Gnome (don't use it,
can't stand it). Maybe someone else can chime in?


And please, don't top-post when you quote. I find it very
irritating in e-Mail, and on the forum it makes even less sense.



Cheers,
Tink