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--- a/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 11:01:11 2007 +0200 +++ b/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 11:01:51 2007 +0200 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @finalout @titlepage @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> @@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ * 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? @@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ 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? @@ -2393,6 +2394,7 @@ * 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? @@ -3205,6 +3207,7 @@ 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 @@ -3236,6 +3239,10 @@ 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? @@ -3296,7 +3303,7 @@ 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: @@ -3320,9 +3327,27 @@ @end lisp @end quotation - - -@node Q3.6.1, Q3.6.2, Q3.5.11, Customization +@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). +@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?