Re: [gentoo-user] Logitech diNovo Keyboard Mac Edition

[Thanasis]

on 01/13/2010 03:47 PM Stroller wrote the following:
>
> On 13 Jan 2010, at 09:46, Thanasis wrote:
>> on 01/13/2010 05:15 AM Willie Wong wrote the following:
>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 02:59:31PM +0200, Thanasis wrote:
>>>> http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/17587875/Logitech_diNovo_Keyboard_Mac_Edition.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> Dont see why not. I have a rebranded logitech wireless keyboard/mouse
>>> combo which uses a USB receiver, similar to described in the link. It
>>> works out of the box just like another USB keyboard. For my
>>> keyboard/mouse, after plugging the USB receiver in, I need to hit a
>>> button on the receiver and a corresponding button on the keyboard and
>>> mouse to associate the keyboard/mouse to the wireless receiver.
>>
>> I heard that some keys like CTRL and ALT in mac keyboards may be (in
>> let's say) interchanged positions.
>
> The keyboard mapping should be easy to change.
>
> I don't think this should be a problem at all. Macs use standard HID
> keyboards & mice - I can plug a Dell keyboard into my Mac & it works
> just fine.
>
> I seem to recall there is something funny about the control keys
> layout if you do that, but it's been a long time since I tried it. I
> think the Windows key becomes the Apple key, and the latter is
> immediately to the left of the space bar (whereas you'll see for
> yourself that the former is one key further left, with the alt key in
> between). I don't know if this is the same if you try a Mac keyboard
> under Linux, but swapping keys under Linux is well documented.
>
Can this (swapping keys) easily be done outside of X (in console, ie
before and without X) ?
For example how do I swap left CTRL and ALT in console?