3 # Purpose: switch caps to control key and vice versa for linux console and X
4 # Authors: grml-team (grml.org), (c) Matthias Kopfermann <maddi@grml.org>
5 # Bug-Reports: see http://grml.org/bugs/
6 # License: This file is licensed under the GPL v2.
7 ################################################################################
9 if . /etc/grml/script-functions ; then
10 check4progs xmodmap loadkeys dumpkeys || exit 1
12 . /etc/grml/lsb-functions || ( alias einfo=echo ; alias eerror=echo; alias eend=echo )
15 autoload -U colors ; colors
17 if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]] ; then # test if X is not running when calling us
18 if [ $(id -u) != 0 ] ; then # test if user root did invoke this command
19 eerror "As of Linux 2.6.15 you need root permissions for changing"
20 eerror "the keyboard on console using loadkeys for security reasons."
21 eerror "Run this program with root permissions. Exiting." ; eend 1
24 dumpkeys | grep -q '^keycode 58 = Caps_Lock' && \
25 ( einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
28 keycode 58 = `repeat 15 echo -n 'Control '`
29 keycode 29 = `repeat 7 echo -n 'Caps_Lock '`
34 einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
37 keycode 58 = `repeat 15 echo -n 'Caps_Lock '`
38 keycode 29 = `repeat 7 echo -n 'Control '`
43 else # running under X
45 einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
46 einfo "If you notice errors, please make sure the xmodmap you have is right"
47 einfo "or use e.g. \"setxkbmap us\" beforehand."
48 xmodmap -pke | grep 'Caps_Lock' > /dev/null || (
50 keycode 66 = Caps_Lock
55 remove Lock = Caps_Lock
56 remove Control = Control_L
57 !remove Control = Control_R
59 keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
60 keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
61 !keysym Control_R = Caps_Lock
62 !keysym Caps_Lock = Control_R
65 add Control = Control_L
66 !add Control = Control_R
70 fi # end of test if X or console is used
72 ## END OF FILE #################################################################