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%% Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

  hp> "Paul D. Smith" <psmith@gnu.org> writes:
  hp> I haven't really caught on how to write the syntax for .Xmodmap to
  hp> do that.

  >> Use xkeycaps.

  hp> I've seen people say xkeycaps is a great tool.  I've tried it out
  hp> several times, each time confirming my original opinion that it is
  hp> the most confusing tool, I have ever tried to use.

I think we've had this discussion before, and I can only reiterate that
I only use it once every couple of years, but I've never had any
problems figuring it out or using it.  I've also recommended it to many
people and they've all been very happy with it.  As long as that's true
I'm going to keep recommending it.  Maybe it's a left brain/right brain
thing: are you left or right handed?  :)

  hp> I fiddle with it a minute or two then give up in disgust.
  hp> Putting lines in .Xmodmap seems vastly simpler and less time
  hp> consuming. 

Sure, _if_ you understand the somewhat confusing xmodmap syntax, the way
the X model handles keyboards and difference between a keycode and a
keysym, etc.  And of course if you get it wrong your keyboard is very
likely screwed and you have to restart the X server.

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