mapping commands to keys

[David Stern <dave umiacs umd edu>]

On  solaris, I can map commands to keys using .Xdefaults
XTerm*VT100*translations:            #override \
        <Key>Home:              string("clear\n") \n\
        <Key>F7:                string("set path=($path /usr/local/bin) ; rehash
\n") \n\


What's nice about this is 
- it's a single key activation (as opposed to key + <return> or <alt> + key
- it passes the command thru even if I get onto a different OS (linux, aix...)

This doesn't seem to work for me within gnome on linux however I can at
least map "clear" using

gconf-editor -->apps-->metacity-->{keybindings command|global keybindings}

but the "set" command wont work. I'm guessing gnome-editor is probably not 
the best way to do this. Perhaps  I just need to  better define the terminal
type within .Xdefaults (its xterm by default). Anyone doing this?

TIA




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 David Stern                                    University of Maryland
           Institute for Advanced Computer Studies