XKeyboard layouts

[Austin Godber]

look at lineak:
http://lineak.sourceforge.net/


Austin
Kyle Faber wrote:
> Ok, so I have recently acquired a Microsoft Office keyboard from a friend who 
> hated it.  (large desk footprint, few other reasons)
> 
> I would love the irony of using this keyboard under linux, since the MS 
> hardware department is a losing venture (as is every other department besides 
> windows and office)  So I like the idea that I am costing MS money.  Anyway, 
> back to my problem.
> 
> It has all kinds of extra buttons that are not part of the current XFree86 
> keyboard layout.  Some of them are, but most not.  I am able to get the 
> signals from xev (X Event Viewer)  but now I am stuck as to what to do with 
> them.
> 
> Some lite research has pointed me to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/ and the keyboard 
> layout files in there.  But I am stumped as to where I could just write 
> "signal X = button Y"  or is it not that easy?
> 
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