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Re: xmodmap keybinding for god-mode


From: Rusi
Subject: Re: xmodmap keybinding for god-mode
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:43:06 -0800 (PST)
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On Saturday, December 13, 2014 12:35:24 AM UTC+5:30, Steven Arntson wrote:
> This question is more about xmodmap than god-mode, but ...
> 
> I'm starting to use god-mode and really enjoying it. There are some
> directions on the maintainer's website about remapping esc to caps_lock,
> for easier toggling of the mode, by writing a .xmodmap file, viz:
> 
> | remove Lock = Caps_Lock
> | keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
> 
> I saved that to my ~/ and then from eshell I ran:
> 
> | xmodmap .xmodmap
> 
> And everything worked as it should. However, it doesn't keep working
> that way. The rebinding turns itself off if the computer goes to sleep
> for awhile, or if I restart. Is there a way to make that rebinding
> permanent?  I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and Emacs 24.4.1.
> 
> Thank you!
> Steven

xmodmap is considered obsolete (or at least obsolescent)

setxkbmap is more current.

However more window-manager specific stuff is probably best
Does this help?
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MovingTheCtrlKey


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