Re: ctrl-alt-del not handicap accesableL
Aaron M. Ucko (amu@mit.edu)
22 Feb 1998 00:21:47 -0500
> Jason wrote thusly:
> --------------------------------------
> From: Linux Mailing list account <linuxmail@truedesign.com>
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:32:30 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: ctrl-alt-del not handicap accesable?
>
> Recently, a friend of mine (who only has one arm) was complaining to me
> that
> ctrl-alt-del did not shutdown/reboot his linux box. It took me a minute
> to
> realize that you must use the left control and alt keys -- the right
> ones
> don't work. He now uses his nose to reboot his system, but complains to
> me
> every time :)
>
> Is there any reason we are only allowing the left control and alt keys
> to be
> used?
Ctrl-Alt-Del isn't hardcoded; at least in 2.0.x, the entire keymap is
modifiable. Further, both Alt keys should work in the default keymap:
keycode 111 = Remove
altgr control keycode 111 = Boot
control alt keycode 111 = Boot
--
Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC <amu@mit.edu> (finger amu@monk.mit.edu)
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