From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Xiaoyong Jin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs? Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:51:46 +0800 Organization: Fudan Univ. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040617155146.2cc7b509.tootiny@163.com> References: <20040616222510.230014f5.tootiny@163.com> <878yen9lv8.fsf@ultra5.pricerunner.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088536291 19696 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 19:11:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:11:31 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 21:11:26 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfO0r-0004z5-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:11:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfO2X-0004kL-Pn for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:13:09 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsmi-us.news.garr.it!NewsITBone-GARR!news.mailgate.org!newsfeed.stueberl.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 66 Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de YdU6VUBhL6nnHI2xNq0h2gc4iyPDmIAU/R5+1Itrj0wYL/N3N9 X-Newsreader: Sylpheed version 0.9.11 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123796 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19153 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19153 On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:30:35 +0200 Gustaf Erikson wrote: > Xiaoyong Jin writes: > > > Hi, all! > > > > I'm now learning to use Emacs and I got a problem about > > keyboard layout that my Compaq notepad only have one `Ctrl' > > key on the left and which is so aweful that emacs use a lot of > > key bindings with the `Ctrl' key. > > > > What I want is using the useless `win' key on the right. > > Could some one tell me how to do this? > > > > I now use the xmodmap program to turn the Super_R key to the > > control group. And it can be use under most programs under X > > but Emacs. > > > > -- > > > > Simple is the best. ;-) > > Have you tried mapping your caps lock key to Control? > > It's the original and best configuration :-) > > I think there's an option in XFree86 for this. > > /g. > > -- > Gustaf Erikson * mobile 0733387618 * > http://symbiandiaries.com/gustaf > > MS-Windows: A disgrace you can be proud of. Now I'm using caps lock key as left Control as you suggested by put these in my XF86Config file: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps" EndSection But I feel real awkward whenever I use the Control key. For example, I try to open a file using C-x C-f, but how could I use my left hand to both press caps lock and x and proceed with caps lock and f? Is there anybody using this `original and best configuration' could tell me how do you use it, such as which finger press which key? Perhaps this configuration is better when using C-p or C-n and alike. Apreciate anyone's reply. Sincerely -- Simple is the best. ;-)