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- "kbmap" is an attempt to modify the AT&T Unix SysV/386 v3.2.2 system
- keyboard map. In particular, it can make minor adjustments to the
- system's keyboard scancodes to allow all "alt" keys to be used in the
- gnuemacs meta-mode. Aside from the system default and emacs maps, any
- keyboard map may be manually added to a "kbmap.table" file.
-
- Two gnuemacs mappings are available: one that uses the ALT key to
- generate 8th bit set letters (<letter>|0x080) and another that follows
- AT&T conventions such that the ALT key generates (<esc>N<letter>).
-
- Note that X11R2 will not recognize 8th bit set letters. If you have
- X11R2 and ascii console users, then you should use the 'conventional
- <esc>N<letter> mapping - even so, X11 uses it's own keyboard mapping
- which is similar to, but not the same as, the default map. X11 will NOT
- recognize the mappings provided by kbmap. The differences are mostly in
- the assignment of the keyboard arrow keys to become Dec'ish in nature.
-
- To add to the havoc, vtlmgr also takes liberties and twiddles the
- keyboard mapping.
-
- kbmap works on AT&T Unix SysV/386 v3.2.2. It may or may not work on other
- versions of unix.
-
-
- INSTALLATION: Modify the Makefile to select your compiler, default
- bin directory and default map table name.
-
- Then: make all
-
- Then: read the SETUP section "kbmap.doc" to install
-
- tony...
-