modify keyboard layout

[Mauricio Martinez Garcia]

Hi,

  I want to modify too, the layout for an latam keyboard, 

actually, i can't use keys of internet keyboard. My laptop is a Presario F755LA.

The keys: Volume Up, Down, Stop, Pause. 

the program xev send: 

KeyPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,

    root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 1290571, (-20,-478), root:(946,82),

    state 0x0, keycode 164 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,

    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:

    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:

    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeymapNotify event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x0,

    keys:  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

EnterNotify event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,

    root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 1304740, (146,0), root:(1112,560),

    mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyNonlinear, same_screen YES,

    focus YES, state 0

KeymapNotify event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x0,

    keys:  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

MotionNotify event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,

    root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 1304763, (146,1), root:(1112,561),

    state 0x0, is_hint 0, same_screen YES

Tanks and Greetings.

Mauricio Martinez
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Peter Hutterer wrote:
> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 11:51:12PM +0200, mobidyc wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to modify the layout for an azerty keyboard.
>> actually when the CAPSLOCK is active, i can't write numbers like the 
>> SHIFT key let me do this.
>>     
>
> setxkbmap -option "caps:shiftlock" might do what you want. Note that this also
> changes the capslock behaviour so it's cancelled by hitting shift.
>
> Cheers,
>   Peter
>
>   
>> After some discussion, the way I want to use my keyboard is considered 
>> as a Windows bug and I totally agree whit this.
>> But the fact is that I want to have the choice and choose the ergonomy I 
>> prefer, even in reproducting a bug.
>> (You can take a look in this thread for more information : 
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69837)
>> I tried to modify himself the current layout by modifying the following 
>> files without success:
>>  - /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fr
>>  - /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/latin
>>
>> Can you point me to documentations so I can enjoy the layout I love ?
>>     
>  
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