[ltp] R50 : problem mapping grey keys to change workspace

[Andreas D. Landmark]

On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 10:29:49AM +0200, Didrik Pinte wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've read a thread about remapping grey keys to some action.
> 
> I'd like to map those keys to the change workspace in Gnome. I can do it
> now using CTRL+ALT+Left and CTRL+ALT+Right. 
> 
> I've identified the keycode for the grey keys using xev :
> 
> KeyRelease event, serial 25, synthetic NO, window 0x2a00001,
>     root 0x48, subw 0x0, time 3935741, (888,245), root:(900,356),
>     state 0x0, keycode 233 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:  ""
>  
> KeyPress event, serial 25, synthetic NO, window 0x2a00001,
>     root 0x48, subw 0x0, time 3936314, (888,245), root:(900,356),
>     state 0x0, keycode 234 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:  "
> 
> So, I've tried xmodmap with the following script :
> 
> keycode 233 = Incr_Console
> keycode 234 = Decr_Console
> 
> And here is the output :
> 
> xmodmap:  xmodmap.txt:0:  bad keysym name 'Incr_Console' in keysym list
> xmodmap:  xmodmap.txt:1:  bad keysym name 'Decr_Console' in keysym list
> xmodmap:  2 errors encountered, aborting.
> 
> Does anybody may help me ? 
> 
> I think I'm not using the right keysym. I've search the file
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB for the right keysym but without success.
> 

Personally I use the keysyms Next_Virtual_Screen and
Prev_Virtual_screen, and then bound them to next and previous desktop in
KDE. Works like a charm.



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