Thread: xmodmap error - help?

i hope quick question. on netbook, able use xmodmap switch modifiers order want. installed 10.04 on new laptop (msi a6200) , xmodmap throwing error i'm not clear how interpret.

confirmed xev names of default modifier mappings -- left right,

code:

control_l    super_l    alt_l    <space>    iso_shift_3    menu    control_r

instead, want

code:

super_l    alt_l    control_l    <space>    control_r    alt_l*    menu

* moment, i'm not concerned difference between alt , iso_shift_3 -- want second key right of space bar behave alt.

copied script worked on netbook , changed alt_r iso_shift_3 -- here's script i'm running on new machine.

code:

remove control = control_l control_r remove mod1 = alt_l iso_shift_3 meta_l remove mod4 = super_l keysym control_l = super_l keysym control_r = menu keysym super_l = alt_l keysym menu = iso_shift_3 keysym alt_l = control_l keysym iso_shift_3 = control_r add mod1 = alt_l iso_shift_3 meta_l add control = control_l control_r add mod4 = super_l

verbose output xmodmap:

code:

dlm@dlm-laptop:~$ xmodmap -verbose documents/xmm-try.txt ! documents/xmm-try.txt: ! 1:  remove control = control_l control_r ! keysym control_l (0xffe3) corresponds keycode(s) 0x25 ! keysym control_r (0xffe4) corresponds keycode(s) 0x69         remove control =  0x25 0x69 ! 2:  remove mod1 = alt_l iso_level3_shift meta_l ! keysym alt_l (0xffe9) corresponds keycode(s) 0x40 0xcc ! keysym iso_level3_shift (0xfe03) corresponds keycode(s) 0x5c 0x6c ! keysym meta_l (0xffe7) corresponds keycode(s) 0xcd         remove mod1 =  0x40 0xcc 0x5c 0x6c 0xcd ! 3:  remove mod4 = super_l ! keysym super_l (0xffeb) corresponds keycode(s) 0x85 0xce         remove mod4 =  0x85 0xce ! 4:  keysym control_l = super_l ! keysym control_l (0xffe3) corresponds keycode(s) 0x25         keycode 0x25 = super_l ! 5:  keysym control_r = menu ! keysym control_r (0xffe4) corresponds keycode(s) 0x69         keycode 0x69 = menu ! 6:  keysym super_l = alt_l ! keysym super_l (0xffeb) corresponds keycode(s) 0x85 0xce         keycode 0xce = alt_l         keycode 0x85 = alt_l ! 7:  keysym menu = iso_level3_shift ! keysym menu (0xff67) corresponds keycode(s) 0x87         keycode 0x87 = iso_level3_shift ! 9:  keysym alt_l = control_l ! keysym alt_l (0xffe9) corresponds keycode(s) 0x40 0xcc         keycode 0xcc = control_l         keycode 0x40 = control_l ! 10:  keysym iso_level3_shift = control_r ! keysym iso_level3_shift (0xfe03) corresponds keycode(s) 0x5c 0x6c         keycode 0x6c = control_r         keycode 0x5c = control_r ! 11:  add mod1 = alt_l iso_level3_shift meta_l         add mod1 = alt_l iso_level3_shift meta_l ! 12:  add control = control_l control_r         add control = control_l control_r ! 13:  add mod4 = super_l         add mod4 = super_l ! ! executing work queue !         remove control =  0x25 0x69         remove mod1 =  0x40 0xcc 0x5c 0x6c 0xcd         remove mod4 =  0x85 0xce         keycode 0x25 = super_l         keycode 0x69 = menu         keycode 0xce = alt_l         keycode 0x85 = alt_l         keycode 0x87 = iso_level3_shift         keycode 0xcc = control_l         keycode 0x40 = control_l         keycode 0x6c = control_r         keycode 0x5c = control_r         add mod1 = alt_l iso_level3_shift meta_l         add control = control_l control_r         add mod4 = super_l x error of failed request:  badvalue (integer parameter out of range operation)   major opcode of failed request:  118 (x_setmodifiermapping)   value in failed request:  0x17   serial number of failed request:  22   current serial number in output stream:  22

how should change script work properly?

--
james

well, found tutorial morning - http://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/x11/xmodmap.html - , rewrote script this, , works now. i'd hoped avoid using keycodes this, "working" better "elegant." tutorial explains find keycodes.

code:

!note: disables iso_level3_shift/mode_switch, maybe fix later clear control clear mod1 clear mod4 clear mod5 keycode  37 = super_l keycode 133 = alt_l keycode  64 = control_l keycode 108 = control_r keycode 135 = alt_r keycode 105 = menu add control = control_l control_r add mod1    = alt_l alt_r add mod4    = super_l

james

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