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 xsconfig(X)                   06 January 1993                    xsconfig(X)


 Name

    xsconfig - X keyboard configuration compiler


 Syntax

    xsconfig [-o configfile] sourcefile [...]


 Description

    xsconfig compiles a keyboard configuration file for the Xsco server.  If
    you do not specify an output configuration file with the -o option,
    xsconfig creates .Xsco.cfg in the current working directory.

    On startup, the server reads the file /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg to set the
    initial configuration.  If the file $HOME/.Xsco.cfg exists, the server
    reads it instead of /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg.  The server also reads the
    configuration file if it is reset by a display manager such as scolog-
    in(X).  Key mappings may be changed after starting the server with the
    xmodmap utility.

    Although xsconfig accepts multiple filenames as command line arguments,
    you usually need only change one or two files to achieve any desired key-
    board modifications.  Because xsconfig's  command line can become
    unwieldy, and because it provides minimal syntax error detection, use the
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/xsconfig.sh script instead of running xsconfig.
    The xsconfig.sh script uses the following command line syntax:
         /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/xsconfig.sh [csxmap keyboard]
    xsconfig.sh must be run as root from the /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig directory.
    When the script exits, you must move the new configuration file,
    .Xsco.cfg, into /usr/lib/X11 or into a user's $HOME directory.  The new
    configuration file will take effect the next time the server starts.

    If the csxmap and keyboard arguments are not supplied, xsconfig.sh cre-
    ates a configuration file for the default, U.S. IBM-compatible, keyboard.
    In the default configuration, the <Alt_R> key is attached to the mod1
    modifier, and the ``group modifier,'' Mode_Switch, is not defined. For
    details see ``Modifiers'' and ``Keysyms.''

    If you need to create a configuration file for non-U.S.  keyboards, you
    must supply the following two arguments:

    csxmap    pathname of a file from the /usr/lib/X11/csxmaps directory.
              csxmap files contain mappings of specific character sets to X
              keysyms.

    keyboard  pathname of a file in the /usr/lib/keyboard directory.  key-
              board files contain mappings of codes generated by specific
              keyboards to a character set. These files are also used to con-
              figure the console keyboard. Note that if you need to configure
              the server for non-U.S. keyboards, you will need the keyboard
              files included in the SCO System V Operating System Interna-
              tional Supplement.

    Together, csxmap and keyboard provide the xsconfig.sh script enough in-
    formation to enable it to create new configuration source files for
    xsconfig.  When you create a configuration file for non-U.S. keyboards,
    the <Alt_R> key is the ``group modifier,'' Mode_Switch, and is attached
    to the mod3 modifier.


 Configuration source files

    xsconfig processes multiple source files in sequence.  A configuration
    source file is a text file that contains the following types of data:

    +  comments, preceded by a semicolon

    +  #include commands that provide a full path to another source configu-
       ration file (full path is required because a search strategy is not
       implemented).  This command must have the same syntax as the C prepro-
       cessor #include command.

    +  section headers enclosed in square brackets.  Configuration data is
       separated into the following sections:

       +  definitions

       +  translations

       +  keyctrl

       +  modifiers

       +  keysyms
       These sections are described in the following paragraphs.

    +  configuration settings or definitions in each section


 Definitions

    Configuration source files list definitions under the heading ``[defini-
    tions]''.  Each line of this section has the following syntax:

       #define name value

    name is a sequence of letters, numbers, and underscores.  Valid names are
    a superset of name values in C preprocessor #define commands.  name must
    contain at least one non-digit.


    value must be either a number sequence or a string enclosed in quotation
    marks ``"''.  There is currently no use for string definitions.  There is
    no expression evaluator, so numeric values must be a single number using
    C conventions for specifying octal, decimal, and hexadecimal numbers.


    The primary purpose of this section is to include the file
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/keysymdef.h which defines the key symbol values.
    Any line in this section not beginning with #define or #include is inter-
    preted as commentary.


    For examples, refer to the ``definitions'' section in the
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/config.txt.


 Translations

    Configuration source files list translations under the heading ``[trans-
    lations]''.  Each line of this section has the following syntax:

       scancode=translation

    scancode is the original scancode generated by pressing the key.  trans-
    lation is a translated keycode.


    On 101-key personal computer keyboards, the dedicated cursor keys produce
    two-byte scancodes.  The first byte is always ``0xE0''. The second byte
    is the scancode of the corresponding numeric keypad key.  The ``transla-
    tions'' section is used to translate these two-byte scancodes to a unique
    single-byte keycode.


    For examples, refer to the ``translations'' sections in
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/trans101.kbd.


 Keyctrl

    The ``[keyctrl]'' section of configuration source files attaches any of
    several control flags to particular keys. The keys are specified by their
    scancodes as in the ``translations'' section.  The ``translations'' sec-
    tion has no effect on the scancodes specified in the ``keyctrl'' section.
    Each line in the ``keyctrl'' section has the following syntax:

       scancode: flag [flag . . .]

    scancode is the original scancode generated by pressing the key.  flag
    specifies one of the following locking keys:

    +  <CapsLock>

    +  <NumLock>

    +  <ScrollLock>

    +  <PseudoLock>


    In each case, the LED reflects the state of the key. In the case of
    <PseudoLock>, locking is simulated, and no keyboard LED is associated
    with the key. Any number of keys may have this attribute.  Only one key
    should be associated with each of the keyboard LEDs.


    For examples, refer to the ``keyctrl'' section in
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/default.kbd.


 Modifiers

    Configuration source files list modifiers under the heading ``[modif-
    iers]''.  This section defines the modifier keys, such as <Shift>, <Caps
    Lock>, <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Mode_Switch>.  Each line of this section has
    the following syntax:

       keycode: modifiername

    keycode is the keycode, possibly translated, for the key.  keycode ranges
    from 0 to whatever range of values the keyboard can generate.

    modifiername is one of ``Shift'', ``Lock'', ``Control'', or``Mod1''
    through ``Mod5''.  The SCO convention is to use ``Mod1'' for the right
    <Alt> key.

    For examples, refer to the ``modifiers'' section in
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/mod.usa.kbd and /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/mod.intl.kbd.


 Keysyms

    Configuration source files list keysyms under the heading ``[keysyms]''.
    This section provides the mapping between keycodes and the glyphs associ-
    ated with each key.  Each line of this section has the following syntax:

       keycode: keysymlist

    keycode is the keycode, possibly translated, for the key.  keycode ranges
    from 0 to whatever range of values the keyboard can generate.


    keysymlist is a list of keysyms, separated by white space.  Each keysym
    corresponds to a legend (glyph) on the key. The
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/keysymdef.h file is useful for choosing keysym
    names.  Each keysym definition is prefaced with the string XK_, which
    should be omitted when specifying keysyms in the ``modifiers'' section.


    The translation currently used by most clients associates the first
    keysym in keysymlist with the unshifted state and the second keysym, if
    present, with the shifted state.  For the alphabetic keys, only the
    uppercase keysym is specified and the value is converted to lowercase
    when unshifted.


    Many non-U.S. keyboards have more than two symbols on some keys.  A
    modifier key, referred to as the ``Mode Switch'' key, is used to switch
    to a second group of symbols.  Conventionally, the default Mode Switch
    key is labeled <AltGr>, though the right <Alt> key is often used.  You
    can make any key the Mode Switch key by attaching a modifier bit
    (``Mod1'' though ``Mod5'') to the key in the ``modifiers'' section. By
    default, the Mode Switch key is undefined unless the International Sup-
    plement is installed, in which case the convention is to use ``Mod3''.
    When the Mode Switch key is pressed, the third keysym in keysymlist is
    associated with the unshifted key, and the fourth keysym is associated
    with the shifted key.


    The xsconfig.sh script, if passed no arguments, creates
    /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg without defining the Mode Switch key.  If the
    International Supplement is installed, you can supply two arguments to
    xsconfig.sh.  The first argument must be a file from the
    /usr/lib/X11/csxmaps directory.  The second argument must be a keyboard
    definition file from /usr/lib/keyboard.  When you supply these two argu-
    ments, xsconfig.sh creates /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg with the Mode Switch
    key defined as ``Mod3''.


    It is the responsibility of the clients to interpret the association of
    the modifier bit with the new keysyms.


    For examples, see the ``keysyms'' section in
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/default.kbd.  and /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/misc.kbd.

 Files


    /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/config.txt
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/default.kbd
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/misc.kbd
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/mod.intl.kbd
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/mod.usa.kbd
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/trans101.kbd
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/keysymdef.h
    /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/xsconfig.sh


 See also

    xmodmap(X), Xsco(X)


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