<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Marius Gedminas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marius@pov.lt">marius@pov.lt</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 04:50:23PM -0700, Qole wrote:<br>
> I'll try on the users list first, and then I'll try the development list.<br>
><br>
> How does one map custom keys on the N900?<br>
<br>
</div>I've had partial success by doing this:<br>
<br>
$ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb<br>
$ vi default.xkb<br>
<br>
comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors:<br>
<br>
// interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) {<br>
// action= LockControls(controls=);<br>
// };<br>
<br>
// interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) {<br>
// action= LockControls(controls=);<br>
// };<br>
<br>
Now you can restore the settings back by running<br>
<br>
$ xkbcmp default.xkb :0<br>
<br>
if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional keyboard.<br>
<br>
Next<br>
<br>
$ cp default.xkb mg.xkb<br>
$ vi mg.xkb<br>
<br>
key <RGHT> {<br>
type= "FOUR_LEVEL",<br>
symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ]<br>
};<br>
<br>
$ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0<br>
<br>
and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key.<br>
<br>
Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's possible to make<br>
it load incomplete maps on top of the current configuration, just to<br>
update a few symbols without replicating the full configuration.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> None of the changes I make to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51<br>
> have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the file).<br>
<br>
</div>Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled versions of those?<br>
<br>
I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing files in /usr/.<br>
Although creating a new symbols file in there and loading it on top of<br>
the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work...<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br>Thank you for your help. That works to get me started.<br><br>Now to return your favour:<br><br>Replace <br>
type= "FOUR_LEVEL",<br>
symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ]<br>with<br>
type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2",<br> symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ]<br><br>and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift-right arrow.<br><br><br>-- <br>enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person."<br>