disable caps lock = menu -> prefrences -> keyboard prefrences (or however
you get to prefrences)
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Matt Graham <
danceswithcrows@usa.net>wrote:
> From: joe@actionline.com
> > How can I reprogram/neutralize that annoying et gu M$ key on a standard
> > keyboard? In the past, I have inadvertently hit that key and had it
> > lock up my Linux system. I don't know what it is for anyway
>
> Lock up? That's weird. It's usually mapped to a modifier key, one that is
> rarely used. If I type "xev" into a konsole and hit the 'Doze keys, I get
> Super_L and Super_R, which are mapped to Modifier 4, which does nothing.
> Your
> keyboard map may vary.
>
> You can remap a single key to another single key with xmodmap. If I
> wanted my
> Doze keys to do nothing, I'd do "xmodmap clear Mod4".
>
> > Also, I'd like to neutralize the equally annoying "Caps Lock" key which I
> > have *never* used
>
> xmodmap again. "xmodmap clear Lock" will make the caps lock key do
> nothing.
> You can use additional xmodmap commands to turn that key into another Ctrl
> key.
>
> Distros usually have something a bit friendlier that does similar things.
> In
> KDE4, it's System Settings -> Input Devices -> Keyboard -> Advanced , look
> at
> the Caps Lock and Alt/Win key settings.
>
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