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rogorido

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Registered: 2009-08-17

Posts: 115

[Solved] Help redifining keys in keypad

I have the following small problem: i don't want to use the numerical keypad for numbers but only as cursor keys, prior, end, home, etc.
This evidently works perfectly if I disable the numlock.

BUT: if I try to use the combination SHIFT+PRIOR (for instance to scrolll in the console) the computer interprets the key again as "7". If I use xev to see what happens the problem is clear: without SHIFT I get "KP_Prior", but with SHIFT I get "KP_7".

Any ideas how could I tell the computer "consider always the key as KP_Prior!"?

Last edited by rogorido (2015-07-08 09:59:02)

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,688

Re: [Solved] Help redifining keys in keypad

This is the normal behavior. Use xmodmap.

rogorido

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Registered: 2009-08-17

Posts: 115

Re: [Solved] Help redifining keys in keypad

This is the normal behavior. Use xmodmap.

Yes, thanks. That works.