xfce4-terminal, xmodmap

[Chris G]

On Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 02:09:12PM +0200, Mike Massonnet wrote:
> 2010/9/4 Jönne Speck <jspeck at runbox.com>:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I hope I'm right here, otherwise let me know. I have problems using xmodmap with the xfce4-terminal.
> >
> > I'm running the xfce4-terminal, 0.4.3, in the xfce environment. I have a .xmodmaprc in my home file, saying this:
> >
> > remove Lock = Caps_Lock
> > keysym Escape = Caps_Lock
> > keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
> > add Lock = Caps_Lock
> >
> > The .bashrc contains xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
> >
> > Still, though, when I start the terminal the keys aren't swapped. They are, if I run the command manually, but whenever I open a new terminal window, or tab, it's cancelled.
> >
> > Do you have any idea? I'm happy to provide more details.
> 
> Sounds weird since bashrc is parsed when opening an interactive shell
> (not a login shell)... Well, if you login using the startxfce4 script,
> you can rename your .xmodmaprc file to .Xmodmap. The xinitrc script
> installed by xfce-utils parses this file with xmodmap when it exists.
> 
Yes, that works on my Xubuntu 10.04 system, my .Xmodmap file is
automatically processed by xmodmap.

-- 
Chris Green