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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> |
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5 | %general-entities; |
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6 | ]> |
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7 | |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-kbd" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="kbd.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Kbd-&kbd-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Kbd">Kbd</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Kbd package contains key-table files and keyboard |
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21 | utilities.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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26 | <title>Installation of Kbd</title> |
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27 | |
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28 | <para os="p1">The following patch fixes build issues with GCC &gcc-version;:</para> |
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29 | |
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30 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&kbd-gcc4_fixes-patch;</userinput></screen> |
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31 | |
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32 | <para os="a">Prepare Kbd for compilation:</para> |
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33 | |
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34 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen> |
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35 | |
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36 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para> |
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37 | |
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38 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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39 | |
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40 | <para os="e">This package does not come with a test suite.</para> |
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41 | |
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42 | <para os="f">Install the package:</para> |
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43 | |
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44 | <screen os="g"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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45 | |
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46 | </sect2> |
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47 | |
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48 | <sect2 id="contents-kbd" role="content"> |
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49 | <title>Contents of Kbd</title> |
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50 | |
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51 | <segmentedlist> |
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52 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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53 | |
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54 | <seglistitem> |
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55 | <seg>chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes, kbd_mode, |
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56 | kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn, openvt, psfaddtable |
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57 | (link to psfxtable), psfgettable (link to psfxtable), psfstriptable |
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58 | (link to psfxtable), psfxtable, resizecons, setfont, setkeycodes, |
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59 | setleds, setmetamode, showconsolefont, showkey, unicode_start, and |
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60 | unicode_stop</seg> |
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61 | </seglistitem> |
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62 | </segmentedlist> |
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63 | |
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64 | <variablelist> |
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65 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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66 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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67 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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68 | |
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69 | <varlistentry id="chvt"> |
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70 | <term><command>chvt</command></term> |
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71 | <listitem> |
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72 | <para>Changes the foreground virtual terminal</para> |
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73 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd chvt"> |
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74 | <primary sortas="b-chvt">chvt</primary> |
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75 | </indexterm> |
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76 | </listitem> |
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77 | </varlistentry> |
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78 | |
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79 | <varlistentry id="deallocvt"> |
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80 | <term><command>deallocvt</command></term> |
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81 | <listitem> |
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82 | <para>Deallocates unused virtual terminals</para> |
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83 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd deallocvt"> |
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84 | <primary sortas="b-deallocvt">deallocvt</primary> |
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85 | </indexterm> |
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86 | </listitem> |
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87 | </varlistentry> |
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88 | |
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89 | <varlistentry id="dumpkeys"> |
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90 | <term><command>dumpkeys</command></term> |
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91 | <listitem> |
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92 | <para>Dumps the keyboard translation tables</para> |
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93 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd dumpkeys"> |
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94 | <primary sortas="b-dumpkeys">dumpkeys</primary> |
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95 | </indexterm> |
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96 | </listitem> |
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97 | </varlistentry> |
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98 | |
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99 | <varlistentry id="fgconsole"> |
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100 | <term><command>fgconsole</command></term> |
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101 | <listitem> |
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102 | <para>Prints the number of the active virtual terminal</para> |
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103 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd fgconsole"> |
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104 | <primary sortas="b-fgconsole">fgconsole</primary> |
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105 | </indexterm> |
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106 | </listitem> |
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107 | </varlistentry> |
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108 | |
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109 | <varlistentry id="getkeycodes"> |
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110 | <term><command>getkeycodes</command></term> |
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111 | <listitem> |
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112 | <para>Prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table</para> |
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113 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd getkeycodes"> |
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114 | <primary sortas="b-getkeycodes">getkeycodes</primary> |
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115 | </indexterm> |
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116 | </listitem> |
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117 | </varlistentry> |
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118 | |
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119 | <varlistentry id="kbd_mode"> |
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120 | <term><command>kbd_mode</command></term> |
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121 | <listitem> |
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122 | <para>Reports or sets the keyboard mode</para> |
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123 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbd_mode"> |
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124 | <primary sortas="b-kbd_mode">kbd_mode</primary> |
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125 | </indexterm> |
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126 | </listitem> |
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127 | </varlistentry> |
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128 | |
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129 | <varlistentry id="kbdrate"> |
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130 | <term><command>kbdrate</command></term> |
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131 | <listitem> |
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132 | <para>Sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates</para> |
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133 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbdrate"> |
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134 | <primary sortas="b-kbdrate">kbdrate</primary> |
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135 | </indexterm> |
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136 | </listitem> |
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137 | </varlistentry> |
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138 | |
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139 | <varlistentry id="loadkeys"> |
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140 | <term><command>loadkeys</command></term> |
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141 | <listitem> |
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142 | <para>Loads the keyboard translation tables</para> |
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143 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadkeys"> |
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144 | <primary sortas="b-loadkeys">loadkeys</primary> |
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145 | </indexterm> |
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146 | </listitem> |
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147 | </varlistentry> |
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148 | |
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149 | <varlistentry id="loadunimap"> |
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150 | <term><command>loadunimap</command></term> |
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151 | <listitem> |
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152 | <para>Loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table</para> |
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153 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadunimap"> |
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154 | <primary sortas="b-loadunimap">loadunimap</primary> |
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155 | </indexterm> |
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156 | </listitem> |
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157 | </varlistentry> |
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158 | |
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159 | <varlistentry id="mapscrn"> |
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160 | <term><command>mapscrn</command></term> |
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161 | <listitem> |
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162 | <para>An obsolete program that used to load a user-defined output |
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163 | character mapping table into the console driver; this is now done |
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164 | by <command>setfont</command></para> |
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165 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd mapscrn"> |
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166 | <primary sortas="b-mapscrn">mapscrn</primary> |
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167 | </indexterm> |
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168 | </listitem> |
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169 | </varlistentry> |
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170 | |
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171 | <varlistentry id="openvt"> |
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172 | <term><command>openvt</command></term> |
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173 | <listitem> |
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174 | <para>Starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT)</para> |
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175 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd openvt"> |
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176 | <primary sortas="b-openvt">openvt</primary> |
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177 | </indexterm> |
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178 | </listitem> |
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179 | </varlistentry> |
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180 | |
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181 | <varlistentry id="psfaddtable"> |
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182 | <term><command>psfaddtable</command></term> |
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183 | <listitem> |
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184 | <para>A link to <command>psfxtable</command></para> |
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185 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfaddtable"> |
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186 | <primary sortas="b-psfaddtable">psfaddtable</primary> |
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187 | </indexterm> |
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188 | </listitem> |
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189 | </varlistentry> |
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190 | |
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191 | <varlistentry id="psfgettable"> |
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192 | <term><command>psfgettable</command></term> |
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193 | <listitem> |
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194 | <para>A link to <command>psfxtable</command></para> |
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195 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfgettable"> |
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196 | <primary sortas="b-psfgettable">psfgettable</primary> |
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197 | </indexterm> |
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198 | </listitem> |
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199 | </varlistentry> |
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200 | |
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201 | <varlistentry id="psfstriptable"> |
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202 | <term><command>psfstriptable</command></term> |
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203 | <listitem> |
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204 | <para>A link to <command>psfxtable</command></para> |
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205 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfstriptable"> |
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206 | <primary sortas="b-psfstriptable">psfstriptable</primary> |
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207 | </indexterm> |
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208 | </listitem> |
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209 | </varlistentry> |
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210 | |
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211 | <varlistentry id="psfxtable"> |
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212 | <term><command>psfxtable</command></term> |
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213 | <listitem> |
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214 | <para>Handle Unicode character tables for console fonts</para> |
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215 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfxtable"> |
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216 | <primary sortas="b-psfxtable">psfxtable</primary> |
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217 | </indexterm> |
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218 | </listitem> |
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219 | </varlistentry> |
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220 | |
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221 | <varlistentry id="resizecons"> |
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222 | <term><command>resizecons</command></term> |
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223 | <listitem> |
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224 | <para>Changes the kernel idea of the console size</para> |
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225 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd resizecons"> |
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226 | <primary sortas="b-resizecons">resizecons</primary> |
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227 | </indexterm> |
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228 | </listitem> |
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229 | </varlistentry> |
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230 | |
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231 | <varlistentry id="setfont"> |
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232 | <term><command>setfont</command></term> |
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233 | <listitem> |
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234 | <para>Changes the Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA) and Video Graphics |
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235 | Array (VGA) fonts on the console</para> |
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236 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setfont"> |
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237 | <primary sortas="b-setfont">setfont</primary> |
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238 | </indexterm> |
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239 | </listitem> |
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240 | </varlistentry> |
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241 | |
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242 | <varlistentry id="setkeycodes"> |
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243 | <term><command>setkeycodes</command></term> |
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244 | <listitem> |
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245 | <para>Loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries; this is |
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246 | useful if there are unusual keys on the keyboard</para> |
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247 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setkeycodes"> |
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248 | <primary sortas="b-setkeycodes">setkeycodes</primary> |
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249 | </indexterm> |
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250 | </listitem> |
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251 | </varlistentry> |
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252 | |
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253 | <varlistentry id="setleds"> |
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254 | <term><command>setleds</command></term> |
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255 | <listitem> |
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256 | <para>Sets the keyboard flags and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)</para> |
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257 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setleds"> |
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258 | <primary sortas="b-setleds">setleds</primary> |
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259 | </indexterm> |
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260 | </listitem> |
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261 | </varlistentry> |
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262 | |
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263 | <varlistentry id="setmetamode"> |
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264 | <term><command>setmetamode</command></term> |
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265 | <listitem> |
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266 | <para>Defines the keyboard meta-key handling</para> |
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267 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setmetamode"> |
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268 | <primary sortas="b-setmetamode">setmetamode</primary> |
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269 | </indexterm> |
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270 | </listitem> |
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271 | </varlistentry> |
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272 | |
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273 | <varlistentry id="showconsolefont"> |
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274 | <term><command>showconsolefont</command></term> |
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275 | <listitem> |
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276 | <para>Shows the current EGA/VGA console screen font</para> |
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277 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showconsolefont"> |
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278 | <primary sortas="b-showconsolefont">showconsolefont</primary> |
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279 | </indexterm> |
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280 | </listitem> |
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281 | </varlistentry> |
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282 | |
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283 | <varlistentry id="showkey"> |
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284 | <term><command>showkey</command></term> |
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285 | <listitem> |
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286 | <para>Reports the scancodes, keycodes, and ASCII codes of the keys |
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287 | pressed on the keyboard</para> |
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288 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showkey"> |
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289 | <primary sortas="b-showkey">showkey</primary> |
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290 | </indexterm> |
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291 | </listitem> |
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292 | </varlistentry> |
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293 | |
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294 | <varlistentry id="unicode_start"> |
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295 | <term><command>unicode_start</command></term> |
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296 | <listitem> |
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297 | <para>Puts the keyboard and console in UNICODE mode. Never use it on |
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298 | LFS, because applications are not configured to support UNICODE.</para> |
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299 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_start"> |
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300 | <primary sortas="b-unicode_start">unicode_start</primary> |
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301 | </indexterm> |
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302 | </listitem> |
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303 | </varlistentry> |
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304 | |
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305 | <varlistentry id="unicode_stop"> |
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306 | <term><command>unicode_stop</command></term> |
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307 | <listitem> |
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308 | <para>Reverts keyboard and console from UNICODE mode</para> |
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309 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_stop"> |
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310 | <primary sortas="b-unicode_stop">unicode_stop</primary> |
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311 | </indexterm> |
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312 | </listitem> |
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313 | </varlistentry> |
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314 | |
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315 | </variablelist> |
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316 | |
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317 | </sect2> |
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318 | |
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319 | </sect1> |
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