How to reprogram the M$ key? + a PS:

[Michael Havens]

also... you need to click 'options'
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 at usa.net>wrote:
>
>> From: joe at 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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