NAME

kbd_mode − change the keyboard translation mode

SYNOPSIS

kbd_mode [  -a |  -n |  -e |  -u  ]

DESCRIPTION

kbd_mode sets the translation mode of the console’s keyboard (/dev/kbd) to one of the four values defined for KIOCTRANS in kb(7).  This is useful when a program that resets the translation mode terminates abnormally and fails to restore the original translation mode. 

Note that SunView desires translated events (kbd_mode -e), while X11/NeWS desires untranslated events (kbd_mode -u).  See below for an explanation of the -e and -u options. 

OPTIONS

−a ASCII: the keyboard will generate simple ASCII characters. 

−n None: the keyboard will generate unencoded bytes − a distinct value for up and down on each switch on the keyboard. 

−e Events: the keyboard will generate SunWindows input events with ASCII characters in the value field. 

−u Unencoded: the keyboard will generate input events with unencoded bytes in the value field such as those desired by the X11/NeWS server. 

FILES

/dev/kbd
$OPENWINHOME/bin/kbd_mode

SEE ALSO

kb(7)

SunOS 5.1  —  Last change: 11 March 1992