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 @title XEmacs FAQ
-@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/12/17 02:08:31 $
+@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2001/01/20 20:49:32 $
 @sp 1
 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org>
 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org>
 * Q3.5.7::      How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
 * Q3.5.8::      Why does @code{(global-set-key [delete-forward] 'delete-char)} complain?
 * Q3.5.9::      How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
 * Q3.5.10::     Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
 * Q3.5.11::     How do I map the arrow keys?
+* Q3.5.12::     XEmacs complains about my xmodmap (I hate the default X keymap).
 The Cursor:
 * Q3.6.1::      Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
 * Q3.6.2::      Is there a way to get back the old block cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
 * Q3.6.3::      Can I make the cursor blink?
 @c For the MacOS, there is a port of
 @c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}.
 Yes, there is a port of XEmacs 19.14, tested on MacOS 7.6.1 and MacOS
 8.5.1 by @email{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com, Pitts Jarvis}.  It's available
-at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
+at @uref{http://homepage.mac.com/pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
 @node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction
 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
 Carl Edman, apparently no longer at @email{cedman@@princeton.edu}, did
 * Q3.5.7::      How can you type in special characters in XEmacs?
 * Q3.5.8::      Why does @code{(global-set-key [delete-forward] 'delete-char)} complain?
 * Q3.5.9::      How do I make the Delete key delete forward?
 * Q3.5.10::     Can I turn on @dfn{sticky} modifier keys?
 * Q3.5.11::     How do I map the arrow keys?
+* Q3.5.12::     XEmacs complains about my xmodmap (I hate the default X keymap).
 The Cursor:
 * Q3.6.1::      Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
 * Q3.6.2::      Is there a way to get back the old block cursor where the cursor covers the character in front of the point?
 * Q3.6.3::      Can I make the cursor blink?
 Generally, the simplest way is to define a key as Multi_key with
 xmodmap, e.g.
 @c hey, show some respect, willya -- there's xkeycaps, isn't there? --
 @c chr ;)
+@c Fixed.  sjt ;)
 @example
 xmodmap -e 'keycode 0xff20 = Multi_key'
 @end example
 You will need to pick an appropriate keycode. Use xev to find out the
 etc.
 Running @samp{xmodmap -pk} will list all of the defined keysyms.
 @end quotation
+Actually, the simplest way to define keys on the X server is to use
+XKeyCaps (@pxref{Q3.5.12}), which provides an efficient GUI interface
+and will write correct @samp{xmodmap} scripts for you.
 @node Q3.5.8, Q3.5.9, Q3.5.7, Customization
 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.8: Why does @code{(global-set-key [delete-forward] 'delete-char)} complain?
 Why does @code{(define-key global-map [ delete-forward ] 'delete-char)}
 complain of not being able to bind an unknown key?
 @quotation
 One thing about the sticky modifiers is that if you move the mouse out
 of the frame and back in, it cancels all currently ``stuck'' modifiers.
 @end quotation
-@node Q3.5.11, Q3.6.1, Q3.5.10, Customization
+@node Q3.5.11, Q3.5.12, Q3.5.10, Customization
 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.11: How do I map the arrow keys?
 @c New
 Say you want to map @kbd{C-@key{right}} to forward-word:
 @email{sds@@usa.net, Sam Steingold} writes:
 ; ver > 20, both
 (define-key global-map (kbd "C-<right>") 'forward-word)
 @end lisp
 @end quotation
+@node Q3.5.12, Q3.6.1, Q3.5.11, Customization
+@unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.12: XEmacs complains about my xmodmap (I hate the default X keymap).
-@node Q3.6.1, Q3.6.2, Q3.5.11, Customization
+@c New
+Get XKeyCaps from @uref{http://www.jwz.org/xkeycaps/}.  It knows more
+than 200 keyboards by name, and provides nice pictures so you can tell
+if yours is a lookalike OEM version.  It sports an efficient GUI
+interface for remapping, and it knows how to write correct
+@samp{xmodmap} scripts.
+Most Linux and BSD distributions provide packages or ports.
+If you haven't tried XKeyCaps for your X11 keymapping problems, then
+you're wasting your time.  It is highly unlikely that a human being will
+be able to give you as good advice as XKeyCaps will for most problems.
+Even XKeyCaps's author has forgotten the details of the X11 keyboard
+mechanism.  There are a few problems it can't handle, but try it first.
+@node Q3.6.1, Q3.6.2, Q3.5.12, Customization
 @unnumberedsec 3.6: The Cursor
 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.6.1: Is there a way to make the bar cursor thicker?
 I'd like to have the bar cursor a little thicker, as I tend to "lose" it
 often.

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