[SOLVED]Remap normal keys from standard layout fdi/evdev/hal

[ew]

I'm upgraded my xorg-server to the stable version 1.5.3-r6 and everything went fine.

Keyboard is working with the fdi/evdev/hald combination but I'm curious how to remap a single key? I'm using the normal US layout and I need some extra characters like german umlauts and I try to exchange the 'y' and the 'z' keys.

I achived the later (before the update) with the following lines in my ~/.Xmodmap:

[Clad in Sky]

Hi.
Have you tried to alter the keymap in
/usr/share/keymaps
?
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[ew]

Thanks for your feedback.

AFAIRC... well the keyboard maps under /usr/share/keymaps are for the (text-) console not for the X11 Server.

[ew]

Here we go (in a nutshell)

• Removed xf86-input-keyboard und xf86-input-mouse, added xf86-input-evdev to replace them
  
• The flags INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" and USE="hal" are important here for the xorg-server
  
• Goto /usr/share/X11/xbk/rules/xorg.lst and add the line "new new" in the "! Layout" section, add a <layout>...</layout> section in /usr/share/X11/xkb/xorg.xml file
  
• Create a new layout named "new" under /usr/share/X11/xkb/xorg.xml (I've copied the "us" layout, removed all variants and made my modifications)
  
• Load your new layout with "setxkbmap -option grp:shift_toggle -layout us,new". Pressing both shift keys will change the keyboard layout between new and us. Check everything is working.
  
• Modify the 10-xinput-configuration.fdi (see below, I've turned CAPS lock into annother a CTRL key)
  
• Reboot
  

Everything is fine.

Beware: That will only change X11 stuff, not the console.

My /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-xinput-configuration.fdi looks like this: