Re: Keymap and the iMac keyboard


Subject: Re: Keymap and the iMac keyboard
From: Sam Rae (iconcow@mac.com)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 19:11:41 MST


John,

I would also like to know how to change the keys that emulate the second and
third mouse buttons. As for the backspace/delete key dilemma, this is from
the comp.os.linux.powerpc newsgroup:

>Mike Willhide wrote:

>> Hi,
>> This is such a newbie thing that I don't know how to do yet. My
>> backspace key works fine in all of my term programs, but not in anything
>> else, it seems (netscape, tik, gnome anything...). How do I fix this?
>>
>> Mike
>
> To fix this permanently, create a file, .Xmodmap, in your home directory.
>
> $ emacs .Xmodmap
>
> Then enter the following line in the file.
>
> keysym Delete = BackSpace osfBackSpace
>
> This maps BackSpace to your Delete key.
>
> Bob

Hope this helps.

  - Sam

> From: "John T. Robinson IV" <jtriv@naples.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:46:14 -0500
> To: yellow dog list <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Keymap and the iMac keyboard
>
> Hi there,
>
> what's the best way to re-map the delete key to a back-space
> function?
>
> Rev. C iMac, regular USB keyboad....
>
> thanks,
>
> John
>



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