jack@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com (Jack Gidding) (02/27/91)
In our .xinitrc file we use the following line to set the Help key in Open Look to the F1 key. Is there any way that I can map this key to be the Help key on the left hand side of the keyboard? I occasionally hit the F1 key by mistake and would like to avoid getting a Help window *unless* I hit the Help key. .xinitrc lines: # Install function key "F1" as an Open Look "Help" key # This precludes its use by applications # If your applications use F1 for anything else, comment out the following line xmodmap -e 'keysym F1 = Help' ADV(thanks)ANCE _____________________________________________________________________ $ Jack A. Gidding $ It is the man, not the $ $ Development Engineer $ method that solves the $ $ Reuters Trading Room Systems $ problem. $ $ 1400 Kensington Road $ $ $ Oak Brook, IL 60521 $ -Poincare $ $ Voice: (708) 574-7424 x2770 $ $ $ Email: jack@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com $ $ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
elric@imryrr.Eng.Sun.COM (Rick Heli) (02/28/91)
In article <1526@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com> jack@richsun.cpg.trs.reuter.com (Jack Gidding) writes: >In our .xinitrc file we use the following line to set the Help key in Open Look >to the F1 key. Is there any way that I can map this key to be the Help key on >the left hand side of the keyboard? I occasionally hit the F1 key by mistake >and would like to avoid getting a Help window *unless* I hit the Help key. > >.xinitrc lines: > ># Install function key "F1" as an Open Look "Help" key ># This precludes its use by applications ># If your applications use F1 for anything else, comment out the following line >xmodmap -e 'keysym F1 = Help' If you comment out the "xmodmap" line, "F1" will no longer act as a Help key (though "Help" will certainly continue to work in that role). That's what the .xinitrc comment is trying to explain. -- Rick Heli Internet: rheli@sun.COM