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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > > On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 03:17:58 +0000 (UTC), sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > > > Look for xmodmap.84 at my site and I may have also posted instructions in
> > > > blfiles.htm for using it.  It goes in .xinitrc and fixes the backspace

> > http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/
>
> > The file is nearly to the bottom of the list.
>
> I also downloaded blfiles.htm where the instructions offer an
> alternative:
>
> extract from BLFILES.HTM ==================================================
>
> 84-KEY KEYBOARD IN X
>
> xmodmap.84 - run 'xmodmap xmodmap.84' from X or put into .xinitrc to use
> 84-key keyboard. This also fixes the backspace. Use number pad arrow keys.
> May not work on laptops without number pads.
> ===========================================================================
>
> Point 1: what does running something "from X" mean?

startx, make an xterm (which is actually an rxvt), type 'xmodmap 
xmodmap.84' (without the ' ') and then press the Enter key.

> Point 2: How do I put something into .xinitrc? Do I just copy and
> paste it to the end of the existing file?

e3pi  /root/.xinitrc
Arrow down, add the 'xmodmap xmodmap.84' to the end of the file using the 
alphabet keys, type Ctrl-X and then Y.

Type e3pi --help for instructions on how to use this editor in 'pico' 
mode.

> But I don't even know how to do a copy/paste in BL.....

Not necessary.

> Sheesh! I bet everyone is as fed up with my queries as I am!
I have been learning for a few years.
> Just tell me where I can find some documenatation on BL that will tell
> me how to use it, so I can go away and study it at my leisure, and try
> stuff out without having to come back to the list for every little
> query.

O'Reilly 'Running Linux', 1999 edition, is often in used bookstores or 
public libraries.  BL is a changing target.

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sindi