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Im trying to configure the keyboard for more convenient use with emacs. Has anyone successfully used xmodmap to swap the caps lock and control key on a G4 laptop running X11?

April 26, 2017caps configure convenient Emacs keyboard successfully swap Used xmodmap

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Im trying to configure the keyboard for more convenient use with emacs. Has anyone successfully used xmodmap to swap the caps lock and control key on a G4 laptop running X11?

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“I tried long and hard to swap the function and control keys but ended up giving up. It came down to actually installing a kernel extension. I was using a program called DoubleCommand and I think, in your case, it should be sufficient.