it seems i have some misunderstanding of xmodmap.  i have looked
through the man pages, and though some things work as expected,
others don't.  perhaps someone can explain the problem(s).

here's the reconfiguration file:

! xmodmaprc.ali
! used for toughbook (alioth)
! created 060128 by jdm3
! revised 070320 by jdm3

! Caps_Lock key most painful
  keycode  66 = Shift_L
  add   Shift = Shift_L
! End key also bad
  keycode 103 = Shift_R
  add   Shift = Shift_R
! Scroll_Lock painful
  keycode  78 = BackSpace
! Print_Screen ugly
  keycode 111 = BackSpace
! Let's try to switch virtual screens using F9/F10
  keycode 75 = Prev_Virtual_Screen
  keycode 76 = Next_Virtual_Screen

the end key and scroll lock key both behave as expected.
the caps lock key and the print screen keys do nothing,
as don't F9/F10.

xev shows this for the caps lock, where keycode 50 is indeed
Shift_L.

KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x4d, subw 0x0, time 1983479157, (174,143), root:(246,199),
    state 0x0, keycode 66 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
    XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 50
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x4d, subw 0x0, time 1983479869, (174,143), root:(246,199),
    state 0x3, keycode 66 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
    XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 50
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

xev shows similar returns for the end key which does
indeed behave as Shift_R.

and, then, Prev/Next_Virtual_Screen's don't work either.

any thoughts?

tia,
dan

btw, thanks for the responses to my text formatting
problem -- i've passed that info as well as every
reasonable file type out of open office (v2.0.4 via red
hat) on to my buddy in connecticut and am awaiting his
evaluation.  unfortunately i don't have a quark to play
with (never really got beyond protons and electrons).

d.

j. daniel moylan
84 harvard ave
brookline, ma 02446-6202
617-232-2360 (tel)
810-454-1823 (fax)
jdm@moylan.info
www.moylan.info

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