the thpinfo.com blogger archives (2007-2008)

MacBook Ubuntu: Keypad enter opens Terminal

Here's just a short note I want to put somewhere in case I really decide to re-install Ubuntu on my MacBook and want the nice "open terminal" functionality of the keypad enter button (the button on the right side of the right apple key): Add the following line to ~/.Xmodmap:

keycode 108 = ISO_Level3_Shift

After that, you can configure the key in System, Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts. After logging in again (and letting Ubuntu load the Xmodmap file for you), the next terminal is just one keystroke away! Improves my productivity a lot :) The rest of setting up Ubuntu on a MacBook (including nice tweaks such as OS X-like font rendering and the correct color profile) can be found at the MacBook Ubuntu Community page.

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