Comments on: X11: Switch Control Key To Apple/Command Key

By: neil

neil — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:13 +0000

Thanks! So much better.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:59:37 +0000

Thanks Gabriel. I don’t have a Mac to test this on (switched to Linux on my home machines) but this looks like it could be helpful for people with needs similar to yours.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:21:35 +0000

There is a problem with this particular choice of .xmodmap; namely, it breaks the ` (accent grave) key. I have some need for this key in my work so I use a different .xmodmap:

remove control = Control_L Control_R
remove Mod2 = Meta_L Meta_R
keysym Meta_L = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Meta_L
keysym Meta_R = Control_R
keysym Control_R = Meta_R
add Mod2 = Meta_L Meta_R
add Control = Control_L Control_R

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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:34:49 +0000

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By: yopogs

yopogs — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:34:11 +0000

Great tutorial!

Do you know how to do this the other way too?

As in, make the Control key act like the command key normally would?