Re: Emacsw32 on Linux

["B. T. Raven" <nihil@nihilo.net>]

Rasmus Pank Roulund wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to move from Windows to Linux. However, I have gotten used
> to all the nice features of EmacsW32. It is more than CUA-mode; It is
> also Win-button as meta and the setup of tab switching etc. Is it
> possible to somehow add the features of Emacsw32 to a Linux-Emacs
> /easily/? BTW: I use the latest CVS Emacs on Linux.
> 
> BTW: A read an old post (2006) by David Kastrup who proposed a
> "themeing" feature for Emacs. I.e. that you could make Linux-Emacs
> behave like Mac-Emacs (maybe Aquamacs) or Win-Emacs or vice versa. I do
> not think anything like that is possible at the moment, but I think it
> is a really nice idea!
> 
> Cheers,
> Rasmus
> 
> 
> 

Here is the Xmodmap I got to work on fedora core 8. It may go somewhere 
else in other distros. This assumes that you want the bottom row to be 
win alt ctl space ctl alt win menu and with assignments super meta ctl 
space ctl meta super hyper. If I remember right the left hyper is 
assigned to Caps Lock. This same key layout can be accomplished in MS os 
versions 2000 or higher with the KeyTweak program that remaps keyboard 
scan codes in the registry. If you have one of the older keyboard with 
swappable keycaps you can make them match the new layout if you don't 
touch type.

! /etc/X11/Xmodmap
!
! global Xmodmap file -- used by both xdm and xinit (startx)

! keycode and keysym remapping should generally be used only if the X
! server config file has been configured to disable the XKEYBOARD
! extension

   clear Shift
     clear Lock
     clear Control
     clear Mod1
     clear Mod2
     clear Mod3
     clear Mod4
     clear Mod5

     add    Shift   = Shift_L    Shift_R
     add    Control = Control_L    Control_R
     add    Mod1    = Mode_switch
     add    Mod2    = Meta_L        Meta_R
     add    Mod4    = Hyper_L    Hyper_R
     add    Mod5    = Super_L    Super_R


keycode 66 = Hyper_L
keycode 37 = Super_L
keycode 115 = Meta_L
keycode 64 = Control_L
keycode 113 = Control_R
keycode 116 = Meta_R
keycode 117 = Super_R
keycode 109 = Hyper_R

pointer = 3 2 1

Btw, the only part of CUA you really need is

  '(pc-selection-mode t nil (pc-select))

  '(delete-selection-mode t nil (delsel))

and

  '(transient-mark-mode t)

under (custom-set-variables

in .emacs Then you don't have to mess with the Emacs way. Copy is M-w, 
cut is C-w, and paste is C-y