Re: [dev] Mod Key problem

arnuld uttre <arnuld.mizong_AT_gmail.com> writes:

>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Oliver Heins<olli_AT_sopos.org> wrote:
>> As I had a similar issue recently, but with dwm:
>>
>> Which keycode does xev print when you press the Windows key?  If it's
>> not 127 (=0x7f) try something like this:
>
>>From xev:
>
> KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
> root 0x3f, subw 0xa00002, time 3882474306, (38,21), root:(39,408),
> state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
> XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
> XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
> XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
> root 0x3f, subw 0xa00002, time 3882474407, (38,21), root:(39,408),
> state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
> XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
> XFilterEvent returns: False
>
>> xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = Super_L"
>>
>> where 115 is the keycode xev prints.
>>
>> However, this might be a problem of wmii, so this is just a guess.
>
> I added that line to ~/.bashrc but that does not seem to resolve the
> issue. The I added that to ~/.wmii-hg/rc.wmii (just before last wmiir
> event loop line) but that too does not work.

What happens if you enter it in a xterm? What does xmodmap print then?

The correct place for the line should be your .xinitrc, .Xsession or
whatever is loaded when your X session starts (IIRC gdm loads
.xsessionrc).

Regards,
 olli

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