I want to change the Menu (KeyCode 135, KeySym 0xff67) key to a cursor down (KeyCode 116, KeySym 0xff54) key. Any suggestions? Would a program like AutoKey work? Is there a way to edit /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/be to remap the Menu key to act like the down arrow?

Thanks.

Use xmodmap and if you like, also see this thread: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175612934/

Many resources on the Web. Do not search, believe this: http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/n800/keyboard/old.html or use the man-page.

Cheerio.

Thanks, Michael.

I've been reading the information in the links you gave me, but I'm trying to keep it simple.

I want to permanently change the Ins/0 key on the numeric keypad to a down arrow key. What would I need to include in the xmodmap?


Stan

I created a file in /home/stan/ModMap/.Xmodmap. I changed the line
keycode 90 = KP_Insert KP_0 KP_Insert KP_0
to
keycode 90 = Down NoSymbol Down

I tred to activate it with: xmodmap /home/stan/ModMap/.Xmodmap

It worked at the time, but not on reboot.

What am I screwing up?

Not enough

You must call xmodmap upon starting up your desktop environment, whichever that may be. The x-server knows startup-scripts, too. A lot of those things, that you may call “permanent” are just due to routines executed in that way, each time that you start a new session (of whichever kind). I do not know an awful lot of desktop environments and do not want to talk bull. And even if I do not consider my own choices the “Best Ever”, I tend to use them as example (ignore, if you must):

My window-manager fluxbox has a startup script which is named “startup”. In this script, I noted a line
and that's all for me. The “new” keyboard-setting is now “permanent”.

Find something like that for whichever environment you are using, or try xinit. Something will work.

If you want to keep things simple, why use xmodmap? Look at
/usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev
and you have an entry
<MENU> = 135;
Change it to
<DOWN> = 135;
and that's it.

Because I recommended it. I think the OP rather wanted to exclude xmodmap.
90 here... if we talk about Insert/0 on the numeric keypad. Keep a backup of the original evdev-file.

Thank you, Micheal.
Thank you, David.

I've got it working. I'm learning.


Stan