XKeyboard layouts

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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