Describe how to use Windows(tm) keys for something useful in X.
PR: docs/16841 Submitted by: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
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<pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.42 2000/02/18 02:27:29 jim Exp $</pubdate>
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<pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.43 2000/02/24 18:28:20 jhb Exp $</pubdate>
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<abstract>
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<abstract>
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<para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X and 3.X. All entries
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<para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X and 3.X. All entries
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@ -5517,7 +5517,82 @@ create a <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename> that contains:</para>
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<para>Now all you need is a splash screen. For that you can surf
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<para>Now all you need is a splash screen. For that you can surf
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on over to the gallery at <ulink URL="http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/">http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/</ulink>.</para>
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on over to the gallery at <ulink URL="http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/">http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/</ulink>.</para>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>Can I use the Windows(tm) keys on my keyboard in X?</para>
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<para>Yes. All you need to do is use &man.xmodmap.1; to define what
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function you wish them to perform.</para>
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<para>Assuming all "Windows(tm)" keyboards are standard
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then the keycodes for the 3 keys are</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<para>115 - Windows(tm) key, between the left-hand Ctrl and
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Alt keys</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>116 - Windows(tm) key, to the right of the Alt-Gr
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key</para>
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<listitem>
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<para>117 - Menu key, to the left of the right-hand Ctrl
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key</para>
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<para>To have the left Windows(tm) key print a comma, try
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this.</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = comma"</userinput></screen>
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<para>You will probably have to re-start X to see the result.</para>
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<para>To have the Windows(tm) key-mappings enabled automatically
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everytime you start X either put the <command>xmodmap</command>
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commands in your <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> file or,
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preferably, create a file <filename>~/.xmodmaprc</filename> and
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just include the <command>xmodmap</command> options, one per
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line.</para>
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<para>For example, I have mapped the 3 keys to be F13, F14, and F15
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respectively. This makes it easy to map them to useful functions
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within applications or your window manager.</para>
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<para>To do this put the following in
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<filename>~/.xmodmaprc</filename>.</para>
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<programlisting>keycode 115 = F13
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keycode 116 = F14
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keycode 117 = F15</programlisting>
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<para>I use <command>fvwm2</command> and have mapped the keys so
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that F13 iconifies (or de-iconifies) the window the cursor is in,
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F14 brings the window the cursor is in to the front or, if it is
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already at the front, pushes it to the back, and F15 pops up the
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main Workplace (application) menu even if the cursor is not on the
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desktop, which is useful if you don't have any part of the desktop
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visible (and the logo on the key matches its
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functionality).</para>
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<para>The entries in my <filename>~/.fvwmrc</filename> which map the
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keys this way are:</para>
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<programlisting>Key F13 FTIWS A Iconify
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Key F14 FTIWS A RaiseLower
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Key F15 A A Menu Workplace Nop</programlisting>
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<pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.42 2000/02/18 02:27:29 jim Exp $</pubdate>
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<pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.43 2000/02/24 18:28:20 jhb Exp $</pubdate>
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<abstract>
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<abstract>
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<para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X and 3.X. All entries
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<para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X and 3.X. All entries
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@ -5517,7 +5517,82 @@ create a <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename> that contains:</para>
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<para>Now all you need is a splash screen. For that you can surf
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<para>Now all you need is a splash screen. For that you can surf
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on over to the gallery at <ulink URL="http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/">http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/</ulink>.</para>
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on over to the gallery at <ulink URL="http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/">http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/splash/</ulink>.</para>
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</answer></qandaentry></qandaset>
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<question>
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<para>Can I use the Windows(tm) keys on my keyboard in X?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Yes. All you need to do is use &man.xmodmap.1; to define what
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function you wish them to perform.</para>
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<para>Assuming all "Windows(tm)" keyboards are standard
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then the keycodes for the 3 keys are</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>115 - Windows(tm) key, between the left-hand Ctrl and
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Alt keys</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>116 - Windows(tm) key, to the right of the Alt-Gr
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key</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>117 - Menu key, to the left of the right-hand Ctrl
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key</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>To have the left Windows(tm) key print a comma, try
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this.</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = comma"</userinput></screen>
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<para>You will probably have to re-start X to see the result.</para>
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<para>To have the Windows(tm) key-mappings enabled automatically
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everytime you start X either put the <command>xmodmap</command>
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commands in your <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> file or,
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preferably, create a file <filename>~/.xmodmaprc</filename> and
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just include the <command>xmodmap</command> options, one per
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line.</para>
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<para>For example, I have mapped the 3 keys to be F13, F14, and F15
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respectively. This makes it easy to map them to useful functions
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within applications or your window manager.</para>
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<para>To do this put the following in
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<filename>~/.xmodmaprc</filename>.</para>
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<programlisting>keycode 115 = F13
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keycode 116 = F14
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keycode 117 = F15</programlisting>
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<para>I use <command>fvwm2</command> and have mapped the keys so
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that F13 iconifies (or de-iconifies) the window the cursor is in,
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F14 brings the window the cursor is in to the front or, if it is
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already at the front, pushes it to the back, and F15 pops up the
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main Workplace (application) menu even if the cursor is not on the
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desktop, which is useful if you don't have any part of the desktop
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visible (and the logo on the key matches its
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functionality).</para>
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<para>The entries in my <filename>~/.fvwmrc</filename> which map the
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keys this way are:</para>
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<programlisting>Key F13 FTIWS A Iconify
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Key F14 FTIWS A RaiseLower
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Key F15 A A Menu Workplace Nop</programlisting>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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