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Created February 15, 2018 07:55
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Xmodmap to get keyboard act as on Mac OS
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!
! based on: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SwapControlAltAndCapsLock#toc8
!
! exec xmodmap .Xmodmap to get it working
!----------------------------------------------------------
! Swap Control and Alt keys, both sides
!----------------------------------------------------------
! First clear all modifiers & control
clear control
clear mod1
clear mod4
! Swap Control_L and Alt_L
keycode 64 = Control_L
keycode 37 = Control_L
! Alt_L Meta_L
! Menu becomes Alt_R Meta_R (AltGr)
keycode 133 = Alt_L
! Define Control_R and Alt_R similar to Control_L and Alt_L
! keycode 108 = Control_R
! keycode 107 = Alt_R
! keycode 105 = Meta_L
! We need to set keycodes first, as some programs (emacs!) read
! the key names and seem to ignore what's below.
add mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L Meta_R
add mod4 = Super_L Super_R
add control = Control_L Control_R
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