The key remapping script in this section (provided for the Type-4 and Type-5 keyboards) remaps most of the special keys on the left and right panels of the keyboard (that is, the keypads to the left and right of the main keyboard area).
Note the following sections concerning "Left-Handed Key Remapping" apply only to SPARC-based machines.
Follow these steps to create and use your remapping script:
Create a file called lefty.data using any text editor.
This can be in any directory. Step 4 must occur in the same directory in which you create this file.
Type in the script as shown in "C.2.1.1 The lefty.data Script"
Any line with an exclamation point in front of it is a comment line, and does not execute any operation.
Save the changes and quit the editor.
At the prompt, type:
$xmodmap lefty.data |
You must be in the same directory as the script file.
Click a mouse button in the Workspace to make the script take effect.
Once you have completed these steps you can use the keyboard so the keys are mapped for a left-handed person.
Type the following script into the file lefty.data, as described in Step 1.
! ! lefty.data ! ! Data for xmodmap to set up the left and right function keys ! for left-handed use on Sun Type-4 keyboard. To use this data, ! type the following where <filename> is the name of the file ! (i.e., lefty.data). ! ! xmodmap <filename> ! ! The comments below correspond to the keycode assignments ! following immediately thereafter. ! ! swap L2 (Again) with R1 (Pause) ! swap L3 (Props) with R6 (KP_Multiply) ! swap L4 (Undo) with R4 (KP_Equal) ! swap L5 (Front) with R9 (KP_9) ! swap L6 (Copy) with R7 (KP_7) ! swap L7 (Open) with R12 (KP_6) ! swap L8 (Paste) with R10 (KP_Left) ! swap L9 (Find) with R15 (KP_3) ! swap L10 (Cut) with R13 (KP_1) ! ! chng R3 (Break) to L1 (Stop) ! chng R2 (Print) to R10 (Left) ! chng R5 (KP_Divide) to R12 (Right) ! ! chng Linefeed to Control-R ! keycode 10 = R1 R1 Pause keycode 28 = L2 L2 SunAgain keycode 32 = R6 R6 KP_Multiply keycode 54 = L3 L3 SunProps keycode 33 = R4 R4 KP_Equal keycode 52 = L4 L4 SunUndo keycode 56 = R9 R9 KP_9 Prior keycode 77 = L5 L5 SunFront keycode 58 = R7 R7 KP_7 Home keycode 75 = L6 L6 SunCopy keycode 79 = Right R12 KP_6 keycode 100 = L7 L7 SunOpen keycode 80 = Left R10 KP_4 keycode 98 = L8 L8 SunPaste keycode 102 = R15 R15 KP_3 Next keycode 121 = L9 L9 SunFind keycode 104 = R13 R13 KP_1 End keycode 119 = L10 L10 SunCut keycode 30 = L1 L1 SunStop keycode 29 = Left R10 KP_4 keycode 53 = Right R12 KP_6 keycode 118 = Control_R add control = Control_R
There are two ways to switch the keys back to their original settings. The first is to exit the OpenWindows software and start it up again. The second method, which is much preferable if you may want to switch the keys back periodically, is to create a second script and initiate it any time you want to switch back.
Follow these instructions to create the second script:
Use any editor to create a file called nolefty.data.
This must be in the same directory that contains the lefty.data script.
Type in the script as shown in "C.2.2.1 The nolefty.data Script"
Any line with an exclamation point in front of it is a comment line, and does not execute any operation.
Save the changes and quit the editor.
At the prompt, type:
$xmodmap nolefty.data |
For the nolefty.data file to take effect, you must enter the previous command in the same directory as the script file.
! ! nolefty.data ! ! Data for xmodmap to reset the left and right function keys ! after being set for left-handed use on the Sun type-4 keyboard. ! To use this data, type the following where <filename> is the name ! of the file. ! ! xmodmap <filename> ! ! Reassign standard values to left function keys. ! keycode 10 = L2 L2 SunAgain keycode 32 = L3 L3 SunProps keycode 33 = L4 L4 SunUndo keycode 56 = L5 L5 SunFront keycode 58 = L6 L6 SunCopy keycode 79 = L7 L7 SunOpen keycode 80 = L8 L8 SunPaste keycode 102 = L9 L9 SunFind keycode 104 = L10 L10 SunCut ! ! Reassign standard values to right function keys. ! keycode 28 = R1 R1 Pause keycode 29 = R2 R2 Print keycode 30 = R3 R3 Scroll_Lock Break keycode 52 = R4 R4 KP_Equal keycode 53 = R5 R5 KP_Divide keycode 54 = R6 R6 KP_Multiply keycode 75 = R7 R7 KP_7 Home keycode 77 = R9 R9 KP_9 Prior keycode 98 = Left R10 KP_4 keycode 100 = Right R12 KP_6 keycode 119 = R13 R13 KP_1 End keycode 121 = R15 R15 KP_3 Next ! ! Reassign the Linefeed key as such and remove from control map. ! remove control = Control_R keycode 118 = Linefeed