04-26-2009
accept user input?
how would i accept user input from the keyboard?
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
gnome-keyboard-layout
gnome-keyboard-layout(1) User Commands gnome-keyboard-layout(1)
NAME
gnome-keyboard-layout - set your keyboard layout
SYNOPSIS
gnome-keyboard-layout [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
gnome-keyboard-layout enables you to select a locale mapping for your keyboard.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching gnome-keyboard-layout
example% gnome-keyboard-layout
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5).
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnome-keyboard-Executable to set your keyboard layout
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-utility_applets |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gkb_xmmap(1), gnome-keybinding-properties(1), gnome-keyboard-properties(1), xmodmap(1), gnome-std-options(5)
NOTES
Written by Matt Keenan, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 6 Sep 2004 gnome-keyboard-layout(1)