Talk:How to get special keys to work

The xmodmap step doesn't seem to work when using the "kdb" driver of xorg. Here are the changes I needed to make to my setup to get the "back" and "forward" keys to work (in diff -u format);

--- xkb/symbols/inet.oud        2004-12-01 08:36:04.000000000 +0100
+++ xkb/symbols/inet    2005-03-08 19:59:32.587636120 +0100
@@ -1875,6 +1875,16 @@
     key <I76>  {       [ XF86AudioLowerVolume  ]       };
 };
 
+// IBM ThinkPad 41 Internet Keys
+
+partial alphanumeric_keys
+xkb_symbols "tp41" {
+    name[Group1]= "IBM ThinkPad 41 Internet Keys";
+
+    key <I69>  {       [ F22           ]       };
+    key <I6A>  {       [ F21           ]       };
+};
+
 // Trust
 
 partial alphanumeric_keys

--- xkb/rules/xorg.lst.oud      2004-12-01 08:36:05.000000000 +0100
+++ xkb/rules/xorg.lst  2005-03-07 20:55:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
   sven         SVEN Ergonomic 2500
   symplon      Symplon PaceBook (tablet PC)
   toshiba_s3000        Toshiba Satellite S3000
+  tp41         IBM ThinkPad 41 Internet Keys
   trust                Trust Wireless Keyboard Classic
   trustda      Trust Direct Access Keyboard
   yahoo                Yahoo! Internet Keyboard

--- xkb/rules/xorg.oud  2004-12-01 08:36:05.000000000 +0100
+++ xkb/rules/xorg      2005-03-07 20:45:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
               qtronix \
               samsung4500 samsung4510 \
               sk1300 sk2500 sk6200 sk7100 \
-              sven symplon toshiba_s3000 trust trustda yahoo
+              sven symplon toshiba_s3000 tp41 trust trustda yahoo

 ! model         =       symbols
   $inetkbds     =       +inet(%m)</nowiki>

--- xkb/rules/xorg.xml.oud      2004-12-01 08:36:05.000000000 +0100
+++ xkb/rules/xorg.xml  2005-03-07 20:52:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -975,6 +975,13 @@
     </model>
     <model>
       <configItem>
+        <name>tp41</name>
+        <description>IBM Thinkpad 41 Internet Keys</description>
+        <description xml:lang="nl">IBM ThinkPad 41 internet toetsen</description>
+      </configItem>
+    </model>
+    <model>
+      <configItem>
         <name>trust</name>
         <description>Trust Wireless Keyboard Classic</description>
         <description xml:lang="fr">clavier classique Trust Wireless</description> 

Do not forget to add something like "+inet(tp41)" to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

       (...)
       Option      "XkbLayout" "us_intl+inet(tp41)"
       (...)

Not T41 specific

These keys are hardly T41 specific, they can also be found on the T30, T40, T42 and I'm sure several other ThinkPads in the X, R and G lineup. Actually, the above information could be completed with the information of a few other special keys found on some Thinkpads (which seem all to be used by tpb) and submitted as a request for enhancement with xorg's bugzilla.