#7299 NORM Never A: external keyboard remap confusion

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#7299: external keyboard remap confusion
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 Reporter:  pgf              |       Owner:  bernie        
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  x window system  |     Version:  Update.1      
 Keywords:                   |    Verified:  0             
 Blocking:                   |   Blockedby:                
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 after xmodmap'ing a USB keyboard to swap ctrl/capslock, using control key
 on built-in keyboard will undo the mapping, though
 xev shows mapping still in place.

 to reproduce:

 plug USB keyboard into XO

 observe that the XO control key and the two control keys and the CapsLock
 key on the USB keyboard all behave normally.

 run the following command:
 {{{
     xmodmap \
         -e 'remove Lock = Caps_Lock' \
         -e 'remove Control = Control_R' \
         -e 'keysym Control_R = Caps_Lock' \
         -e 'keysym Caps_Lock = Control_R' \
         -e 'add Lock = Caps_Lock' \
         -e 'add Control = Control_R'
 }}}


 use the USB keyboard -- observe that the CapsLock and right Control key
 have swapped roles, as expected.

 use the XO keyboard, and exercise the control key.

 go back to the USB keyboard, and observe that the CapsLock key is once
 again behaving as a CapsLock key.  running xev at this point shows that
 the key is still emitting the Control_R keysym, although it's clearly
 affecting the CapsLock state.

 (running xev is a pain, since sugar makes it full-screen -- best technique
 is to "xhost +" from Terminal, then switch to linux console and use
 "DISPLAY=localhost:0 xev" to start it -- this gives more visible lines
 than running it from Terminal.  even better, use an ssh or serial shell.)

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7299>
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