From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Gustaf Erikson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs? Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:30:35 +0200 Organization: Read Free News Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <878yen9lv8.fsf@ultra5.pricerunner.com> References: <20040616222510.230014f5.tootiny@163.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088536212 19464 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 19:10:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:10:12 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 21:10:01 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 1BfNzV-0004qi-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:10:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfO1B-0003TO-3z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:11:45 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!ngpeer.news.aol.com!feed2.newsreader.com!newsreader.com!priapus.visi.com!orange.octanews.net!news.octanews.net!green.octanews.net!news-out.octanews.net!authen.yellow.readfreenews.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) Cancel-Lock: sha1:AWmgBPdnggvrC9OAyzyTyn/Kvqk= Original-Lines: 32 Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jun 2004 17:30:35 CDT Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 5856f43b.authen.yellow.readfreenews.net Original-X-Trace: DXC=GShdU12GTLjolnd; B:WTjbbQ9Wm]1C\Go@kjI[f`[hUhQ4o Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@readfreenews.com Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123790 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:19149 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19149 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.