!! ~/.Xmodmap !! !! Please note: This file uses keycodes to assign keys. !! The only problem is that keycodes depend on the architecture. !! To get keycodes of (your) keys use the program xev. !! The system Xmodmap is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Xmodmap, take a look at it. !! To try the layout in this file, simply do xmodmap . !! To load the layout in this file at X startup, simply store it as !! ~/.Xmodmap (named .Xmodmap in your home directory) keycode 8 = keycode 9 = Escape keycode 10 = 1 exclam onesuperior exclamdown keycode 11 = 2 quotedbl twosuperior oneeighth keycode 12 = 3 section threesuperior sterling keycode 13 = 4 dollar bar keycode 14 = 5 percent bar keycode 15 = 6 ampersand brokenbar keycode 16 = 7 slash braceleft seveneighths keycode 17 = 8 parenleft bracketleft trademark keycode 18 = 9 parenright bracketright plusminus keycode 19 = 0 equal braceright degree keycode 20 = plus asterisk asciitilde keycode 21 = less greater grave keycode 22 = BackSpace keycode 23 = Tab ISO_Left_Tab keycode 24 = udiaeresis Udiaeresis at Greek_OMEGA keycode 25 = comma semicolon keycode 26 = period colon keycode 27 = p P keycode 28 = y Y keycode 29 = f F keycode 30 = g G keycode 31 = c C copyright keycode 32 = t T trademark keycode 33 = z Z keycode 34 = question ssharp keycode 35 = slash backslash acute keycode 36 = Return keycode 37 = Control_L keycode 38 = a A adiaeresis Adiaeresis keycode 39 = o O keycode 40 = e E EuroSign keycode 41 = i I keycode 42 = u U keycode 43 = h H hstroke Hstroke keycode 44 = d D keycode 45 = r R paragraph registered keycode 46 = n N keycode 47 = s S keycode 48 = l L keycode 49 = asciicircum degree notsign keycode 50 = Shift_L keycode 51 = minus underscore keycode 52 = odiaeresis Odiaeresis keycode 53 = q Q at keycode 54 = j J keycode 55 = k K keycode 56 = x X keycode 57 = b B keycode 58 = m M mu masculine keycode 59 = w W keycode 60 = v V keycode 61 = numbersign apostrophe keycode 62 = Shift_R keycode 63 = KP_Multiply keycode 64 = Alt_L Meta_L !keycode 64 = Mode_switch Meta_L Multi_key keycode 65 = space keycode 66 = Control_L keycode 67 = F1 keycode 68 = F2 keycode 69 = F3 keycode 70 = F4 keycode 71 = F5 keycode 72 = F6 keycode 73 = F7 keycode 74 = F8 keycode 75 = F9 keycode 76 = F10 keycode 77 = Num_Lock Pointer_EnableKeys keycode 78 = Scroll_Lock keycode 79 = KP_Home KP_7 keycode 80 = KP_Up KP_8 keycode 81 = KP_Prior KP_9 keycode 82 = KP_Subtract keycode 83 = KP_Left KP_4 keycode 84 = KP_Begin KP_5 keycode 85 = KP_Right KP_6 keycode 86 = KP_Add keycode 87 = KP_End KP_1 keycode 88 = KP_Down KP_2 keycode 89 = KP_Next KP_3 keycode 90 = KP_Insert KP_0 keycode 91 = KP_Delete KP_Decimal keycode 92 = Print Sys_Req keycode 93 = keycode 94 = keycode 95 = F11 keycode 96 = F12 keycode 97 = Home keycode 98 = Up keycode 99 = Prior keycode 100 = Left keycode 101 = keycode 102 = Right keycode 103 = End keycode 104 = Down keycode 105 = Next keycode 106 = Insert keycode 107 = Delete keycode 108 = KP_Enter keycode 109 = Control_R keycode 110 = Pause Break keycode 111 = Print Execute keycode 112 = KP_Divide keycode 113 = Mode_switch Multi_key keycode 114 = Pause Break keycode 115 = Super_L keycode 116 = Super_R Multi_key keycode 117 = Menu keycode 118 = keycode 119 = keycode 120 = keycode 121 = keycode 122 = keycode 123 = keycode 124 = keycode 125 = keycode 126 = keycode 127 = keycode 128 = keycode 129 = keycode 130 = keycode 131 = keycode 132 = keycode 133 = keycode 134 = !make caps lock an additional left control !remove Lock = Caps_Lock !remove Control = Control_L !keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L !keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock !add Lock = Caps_Lock add Control = Control_L !! Second example: Make left Alt key to left Meta key !! Note that afterwards no key is assigned anymore to the symbol Alt_L. !clear Mod1 !keysym Alt_L = Meta_L !add Mod1 = Meta_L !! Third example: Change right Control key to Compose key. !! To do Compose Character, press this key and afterwards two !! characters (e.g. `a' and `^' to get â). !remove Control = Control_R !keysym Control_R = Multi_key !add Control = Control_R !! Fourth example: Make Menu key on WIN95 keyboard doing Compose !keysym Menu = Multi_key !keysym minus = plus asterisk asciitilde !keysym equal = less greater grave !keysym q = udiaeresis Udiaeresis at !keysym w = comma semicolon !keysym e = period colon !keysym r = p P !keysym t = y Y !keysym y = f F !keysym u = g G !keysym i = c C copyright !keysym o = t T trademark !keysym p = z Z !keysym bracketleft = question ssharp !keysym plus = slash backslash acute !keysym a = a A adiaeresis Adiaeresis !keysym s = o O odiaeresis Odiaeresis !keysym d = e E EuroSign !keysym f = i I !keysym g = u U !!keysym h = h H !keysym j = d D !keysym k = r R registered !keysym l = n N !keysym semicolon = s S !keysym apostrophe = l L minus !keysym numbersign = minus underscore !keysym less = adiaeresis Adiaeresis !keysym z = odiaeresis Odiaeresis !keysym x = q Q at !keysym c = j J !keysym v = k K !keysym b = x X !keysym n = b B !!keysym m = m M !keysym comma = w W !keysym period = v V !keysym minus = numbersign apostrophe underscore