[vox-tech] using xmodmap to swap modifier key locations

[Henry House <haMAPSjhouse@houseag.com>]

The manual page for xmodmap lists the following example (exact quote):

	!
	! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
	!
	remove Lock = Caps_Lock
	remove Control = Control_L
	keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
	keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
	add Lock = Caps_Lock
	add Control = Control_L

which is said to turn the left caps lock key into a control key and the left
control key into a caps lock key. It does not work. On my system, running the
above commands (saved to a file, then run using 'xmodmap <filename>') turns
the left control key into a shift key (!) and has no effect on the caps lock
key. Neither xmodmap nor the x server print any errors or other messages.
Does anyone have a suggestion? My XFree86 config file follows. 





Section "Module"
    #Load        "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension
    #SubSection  "extmod"
    #  Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    #EndSubSection
    Load        "extmod"
    Load        "type1"
    Load        "freetype"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath   	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath	"tcp/wotan:7110"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
    Driver	"Keyboard"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
    #Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"
    #Option "XkbModel"	"pc101"
    #Option "XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option	"Protocol"    "PS/2"
    Option 	"Device"      "/dev/psaux"
    Option	"Emulate3Buttons" "true"
    #Option	Emulate3Timeout 50
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "My Monitor"
    HorizSync	50-75
    VertRefresh	50-100
    Option	"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier	"trident"
    VendorName	"Unknown"
    BoardName	"Unknown"
    Driver    	"trident"
    #VideoRam	65536
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen1"
    Device      "trident"
    Monitor     "My Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 16
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
    Screen 	"Screen1"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

#end

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