Ubuntu Xmodmap and Reconfiguring Keys in SS
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 2:12 am
In Ubuntu 18.10, I have the ctrl and command ("super") keys switched up to roughly simulate the standard Mac setup. That works fine for Ubuntu, but in SheepShaver, the modifier keys are all jumbled up -- the option/alt key on my keyboard triggers command, the ctrl key triggers option, and the command key triggers control. It does this regardless of how I switch them around in the keycode file. I know it's loading the keycodes because almost every other reconfig works fine (although for some reason it chooses to replace the ` key with the ยง, even though the grave accent works fine in Ubuntu and seems to be configured properly). What gives? I suspect it has something to do with SDL and xmodmap, but I'm not sure where the trouble would be.
If there's a Classic Mac OS extension that remaps keys I'd be happy to just use that to remap the keys back to how they ought to work, instead of fiddling with keycodes, but from my quick search over popular extensions, I couldn't find one -- Google doesn't help much in that regard (with the preponderance of OS X it's very hard to search for Classic Mac-only resources online these days). The most useful thing I found had to do with remapping Windows keys via ResEdit, but it only covers two keys, when I need to change all three.
If there's a Classic Mac OS extension that remaps keys I'd be happy to just use that to remap the keys back to how they ought to work, instead of fiddling with keycodes, but from my quick search over popular extensions, I couldn't find one -- Google doesn't help much in that regard (with the preponderance of OS X it's very hard to search for Classic Mac-only resources online these days). The most useful thing I found had to do with remapping Windows keys via ResEdit, but it only covers two keys, when I need to change all three.