Re: [gentoo-user] Software emulation of angled arrow keys on Lenovo Thinkpad?

[Walter Dnes]

That's on a real numeric keypad.  Meanwhile on the Lenovo Thinkpad

left shift

KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25019825, (528,-50), root:(532,488),
    state 0x0, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25019913, (528,-50), root:(532,488),
    state 0x1, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

exit

KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25211416, (708,53), root:(712,591),
    state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xff57, End), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25211553, (708,53), root:(712,591),
    state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xff57, End), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

pgdn

KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25338798, (677,2), root:(681,540),
    state 0x0, keycode 117 (keysym 0xff56, Next), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25338934, (677,2), root:(681,540),
    state 0x0, keycode 117 (keysym 0xff56, Next), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

home

KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25427458, (880,-8), root:(884,530),
    state 0x0, keycode 110 (keysym 0xff50, Home), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25427562, (880,-8), root:(884,530),
    state 0x0, keycode 110 (keysym 0xff50, Home), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

pgup

KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25478798, (767,108), root:(771,646),
    state 0x0, keycode 112 (keysym 0xff55, Prior), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001,
    root 0x256, subw 0x0, time 25478901, (767,108), root:(771,646),
    state 0x0, keycode 112 (keysym 0xff55, Prior), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

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  Is it possible to map {LEFT-SHIFT} plus End, PgDn, Home, PgUp to "real
keypad" 1, 3, 7, 9 respectively?  If the {LEFT-SHIFT} is not being held
down, then the End, PgDn, Home, PgUp would have their regular meanings.
To be more specific, while "keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L)" is in
effect (i.e. {Left}{SHIFT} is being held down)...

{END} (aka down left) maps to "keycode 87 (keysym 0xffb1, KP_1)"

{PgDn} (aka down right) maps to "keycode 89 (keysym 0xffb3, KP_3)"

{HOME} (aka up left) maps to "keycode 79 (keysym 0xffb7, KP_7)"

{PgUp} (aka up right) maps to "keycode 81 (keysym 0xffb9, KP_9)"

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications