Comments on: Using Caps Lock as an extra Control key http://blog.bigsmoke.us/2008/07/15/using-caps-lock-as-an-extra-control-key Smokes your problems, coughs fresh air. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rowan Rodrik http://blog.bigsmoke.us/2008/07/15/using-caps-lock-as-an-extra-control-key#comment-95767 Rowan Rodrik Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:40:21 +0000 http://blog.bigsmoke.us/?p=98#comment-95767 For some reason, this no longer worked today when I booted my laptop, while my last full upgrade was some time ago. The only thing system-related I did yesterday was running a full system backup with rsync. I'm dumbfounded. I added the following to my <tt>.xinitrc</tt> to make it work again: <code lang="bash"> setxkbmap -layout us -option ctrl:nocaps </code> For some reason, this no longer worked today when I booted my laptop, while my last full upgrade was some time ago. The only thing system-related I did yesterday was running a full system backup with rsync. I’m dumbfounded.

I added the following to my .xinitrc to make it work again:

setxkbmap -layout us -option ctrl:nocaps

]]> By: halfgaar http://blog.bigsmoke.us/2008/07/15/using-caps-lock-as-an-extra-control-key#comment-42793 halfgaar Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:49:57 +0000 http://blog.bigsmoke.us/?p=98#comment-42793 I also made my capslock a control key a while ago, but for some reason, this doesn't work in Warcraft I (and probably in all of Dosbox). That's quite a bummer, because I need control a lot in Warcraft. Apparently, Dosbox or Warcraft doesn't use the X key mappings. It does work in Wine; control is one of my Half-Life 2 keys. I also made my capslock a control key a while ago, but for some reason, this doesn’t work in Warcraft I (and probably in all of Dosbox). That’s quite a bummer, because I need control a lot in Warcraft.

Apparently, Dosbox or Warcraft doesn’t use the X key mappings.

It does work in Wine; control is one of my Half-Life 2 keys.

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