Subject: Re: xmodmap, mozilla, kterm ,wm2
To: INOUE Katsumi <kinoue@jp.oracle.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/30/1998 09:32:10
Have you tried using xkeycaps - a very nice interface to building
xmodmap files (complete with removing lock behaviour)
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/x11/xkeycaps/README.html
David/absolute
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On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, INOUE Katsumi wrote:
> Dear fellow netbsd users,
>
> I have several questions.
>
> 1st, I can't get xmodmap do the job. Below is an cut&paste from xmodmap man.
> And I tried both running this at startup(~/.Xmodmap), and after startup.
> These commands are supposed to swap 'caps lock' and 'ctrl'.
>
> --------
> remove Lock = Caps_Lock
> remove Control = Control_L
> keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
> keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
> add Lock = Caps_Lock
> add Control = Control_L
> --------
>
> These commands sort of take effect. But caps lock is still sticky.
> I mean once caps lock is pressed, 'Control' is in effect until the key
> is pressed again. And ctrl key doesn't become sticky. It just behaves like
> shift key. My machine is PowerBook 550 with US keyboard.
>
> 2nd, I downloaded mozilla-06???.tgz from ftp.netbsd.org.
> I succesfully installed lesstif by 'pkg_add lesstif*.tgz'.
> But if I do 'pkg_add -v mozilla-06*.tgz', it returns in a second without
> giving any output. If I do 'pkg_info mozilla-*', it returns correct info
> after running 20 seconds. What is wrong? Maybe bacause HDD is tight?
>
> 3rd, where is the kterm package. I found one in ftp.axe-inc.co.jp, but this looks a little
> old. Isn't there a newer version? Why is it not on ftp.netbsd.org?
>
> BTW, I compiled an very small X window manager called wm2. This is like exact opposite
> of KDE. north pole of window managers, so to speak. The author explains why this was
> developed in his page (www.all-day-breakfast.com) in a very nice language. :)
> Footprint looks like 2/3 of twm. Maybe I'll create a package as an excercise although this only
> requires just one file. The other thing it requires is X server has shape extension built in.
>
> Regards,
> Katsumi INOUE
>