[ltp] Changing gray keys on a T41 to Windows Keys

[Matt Graham]

On Thursday 06 May 2004 14:49, after a long battle with technology, 
Daniel Jimenez wrote:
> I use my Windows Keys in KDE frequently and would like some on my
> thinkpad. I thought about using the two gray keys (I assume they are 
> for back and forward) for windows keys.
>
> Is there anyway to do this? Xmodmap lets me reprogram the key, but
> holding down the key sends 100s of keypresses instead of just one
> like holding down control.

The key (whatever it is) is set to autorepeat.  Use xev to find the 
keycode for the key, then "xset -r $KEYCODE" to set autorepeat off.  
You'll want to put the xset commands in a script in your 
~/.kde/Autostart/ directory once you've figured out what they are.

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