Re: [TCLUG:5190] keyboard maps

[barnabas@pobox.com]

The drawback to these solutions is that, if you have a mulit-user
system, they change the keyboard layout for everyone at the console of
the system.  Of course if you're using the loadkeys command, you can
call that to switch things back and forth.

The method I use is to call xmodmap in my .xinitrc.  This changes the
mapping for me and only while I'm in X.  I just have to live with qwerty
while logging in or helping other users.

If you're interested, mail me offline and I'll send you the file I use
with xmodmap.

Eric

Michael Hicks wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone point me to a HOWTO on how to change keyboard styles?  I'd like
> > to change to Dvorak, so I don't have to keep switching.
> 
> Heh, looks like there are many ways to do this (I just found a new one
> or two ;-)
> Try looking at the file /etc/sysconfig/keyboard.  It should look like
> 
> KEYTABLE="/usr/lib/kbd/keytables/us.map"
> 
> Just change 'us' to 'dvorak', and you should be on your way.
> 
> Also, the command 'loadkeys' should load a new keyboard map for you --
> the /etc/sysconfig/keyboard loads the keymap at boot time, apparently.
> 
> As for X-Windows, I think you'll probably have to open up your
> 'XF86Config' file and find the 'XkbLayout' line -- change it to
> "dvorak", and you should be golden.
> 
> > By the way, I've heard the arguments against Dvorak, and I like it anyway.
> 
> Well said ;-)
> 
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