[Novalug] Remap capslock to esc in Ubuntu

Ken Kauffman kkauffman@headfog.com
Wed Feb 14 22:09:37 EST 2007


In X its xmodmap
In terminals its loadkeys with a map file.

Ken

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 19:03 -0500, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd wrote:
>> If you want to do something like that....Figure It Out For Yourself!
>>
>> I will give you a hint. Look at the man pages for xmodmap and xev. The 
>> xmodmap man page give you an example about how to swap Caps Lock with 
>> Left Control; you should be able to figire out the rest. Put it in a 
>> shell script and run it from the program that starts up your X sessions 
>> or by hand.
> 
> 
> This acknowledges my receipt of your wonderfully helpful RTFM for
> Xmodmap, which I've already done.
> 
> The problem is that I'm not doing it for X;  I would like to do it in a
> regular, non-X terminal in Ubuntu Dapper.
> 
> I have tried editing /etc/console-tools/remap  but have had no success
> at remapping, even if I use the example line. . . 
> 
> 
>> Note that the key to the left of the A key should be a Control Key, not 
>> an escape.
> 
> . . . which is provided in the comments to /etc/console-tools/remap.
> Not that you care, but I'd like to use vim rather than emacs, and the
> esc key on my laptop keyboard is small and tough to reach.  I'm sure
> I've violated some taboo, but you know what?  I'm not sure I really
> care.
> 
> I would otherwise wish you a safe and warm evening, but I suspect the
> burning fire of your Linux skills, so recently kindled by your skillful
> use of an RTFM bomb on me, will keep you plenty warm.
> 
> -Luigi
> 
>> JIM
>>
>> luigi12081@cox.net wrote:
>>
>>> OK Novaluggers:
>>>
>>> how does one change one's keymap so that "Capslock" becomes "escape" in the regular console?  
>>>
>>> I know that keymaps are stored in /usr/share/keymaps/ as gzipped text files, but how are these read/loaded at startup?  What files would I have to edit and what script would I have to execute? 
>>>
>>> I know that in X sessions, I'd have to use an xmodmap script, but I'm really looking to change the keymapping globally--both in and out of X.
>>>
>>> Running Ubuntu Edgy (maybe feisty soon, when/if I sort out a wireless problem).
>>>
>>> -Luigi
>>>
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