Changing key bindings in Mac OS X

[Thorsten Haude]

Hi,

* Michael Homscheidt wrote (2007-03-04 12:22):
>I want to change one key binding under Mac OS X.4.8: on my Pismo- 
>laptop I can't access the INSERT key to switch from or to the  
>Overtype mode. Therefore I created an .Xdefaults file with the  
>following contents:
>
>nedit*preferencesMenu.overtype.accelerator: [Shift]Ctrl<Key>-
>nedit*preferencesMenu.overtype.acceleratorText: Shift Ctrl+-

This does not look like a valid key string to me. Which one do you
want, Shift+Ctrl or just Ctrl? Do you want to toggle or use one
combination to switch overstrike on, the other to switch it off?


>After loading the new file with "xrdb -load .Xdefaults" the entry for  
>the accelarator key in the Prefrences Menu has changed from INSERT to  
>[Shift] Ctrl+- but pressing this key combination leads only to <us>  
>as output in nedit.

Weird, it should be 'Shift Ctrl+-' with the lines given above.


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