December 16, 2006 @ 21:56
linux key
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I have been fed up with windows for a long time ago, so I moved to linux. But one thing from windows haunts me still, and that is the “windows key”. In most linux distribution if you press it nothing happens, which is a waste of keyboard space. So why not make it work?
Some new distributions like Sabayon Linux make it work with a little hack; they add a command to kde startup folder that does this:
xmodmap -e ‘keycode 115=Menu’
Elegant and simple.
I found a few other online tips, so you can also try one of these commands:
xmodmap -e ‘keycode 115 = Super_L’
xmodmap -e ‘keycode 116 = Super_R’
or
xmodmap -e ‘keycode 115 = EuroSign cent’
Cherry is the only company which makes linux keyboards. Check them out at these links: link 1 and link 2.
You can even buy online one of these keyboards for 22 pounds, this is the lowest price I found online.
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Posted by jajan
December 17, 2006 @ 11:30
Actually, some of us are using xmodmap for a long time now. It is not a new trick, it just isn’t used often by distributors.
These commands I use for my laptop:
xmodmap -e “keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute”
xmodmap -e “keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume”
xmodmap -e “keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume”
xmodmap -e “keycode 223 = XF86Standby”
xmodmap -e “add mod4 = Super_L”
Menu and Super keys are recognized by default on FC6, otherwise you can set it with:
xmodmap -e “keycode 117 = Menu”
xmodmap -e “keycode 115 = Super_L”
I use Super key as modifier for invoking some frequently used applications, i.e.:
Super+f – firefox
Super+e – evolution
Super+t – xterm
etc.
It is sadly that people discovers magic of unix by exploring different gui configurations provided by various distros.
p.s. you have buggy text input form :-)