Re: [orca-list] Orca keynames

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

> I just started to update the German translation of Orca but I've got
> problems in understanding the meaning of following keynames:

Thanks for your hard work!

> - multi key: I am not sure which key is meant. I found a Wikipedia
> article [1] which says that the compose key is also known as a multi
> key. Reading this I would assume that the multi/compose key is a special
> key which is only found on Sun or DEC keyboards, but not on Âtypical PC
> keyboards.

I think you are correct.  The "Compose" key on my Sun keyboard, but not 
my PC keyboard.  xmodmap shows it is mapped to "Multi_key" in my Sun 
keymap, and xmodmap on Ubuntu shows "Multi_key" doesn't exist in the 
default keymap on Ubuntu.

> - mode switch: from my point of view there are different keys for
> switching modes like Shft, Alt or Crtl. I don't know if one of these
> keys is meant or if there is a separate mode switching key which I don't
> know yet.

On my Sun keyboard, this is mapped to the physical key that is labelled 
"Alt Graph" and it is bound to Mod 3.  I cannot find what it it mapped 
to on my Ubuntu box.

> - home key: the home key is the opposite to the end key [2]. I assume
> that the home key is the same key as Pos1. Is this correct or is there a
> difference between the home and Pos1 key?

I believe Home == Pos1 for the German layout.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Germany_and_Austria_.28but_not_Switzerland.29

> - begin key: I haven't found anything about a begin key. Is this the
> same key as Pos1 or is there a difference?

This is usually bound to the keypad 5 key (try "xmodmap -pk | grep -i 
begin").  I have no clue what it does.

Thanks for your work!

Will

> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_key
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