Debian - Change Key Output, but not Keymap

Question

I'm on Debian Squeeze using tilda and openbox, and as the source-engine-user I am, I mapped tilda to ~. However, this creates problems when trying to press tilde normally, eg. for use in scripting. Is it possible to make ~ still open console, but make the system type a tilde character and NOT open the console when Ctrl+~ is pressed?

Answer 1

Yes, it is in fact possible, you have to create a custom keybinding for openbox. You can do what you want like so:

1. Open up the file rc.xml located at ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml in your favorite text editor.
2. Scroll down to the section where it says <keyboard>.
3. In that section, create a new key-binding with the format:

<keybind key="...">
 <action name="...">
  <command>...</command>
 </action>

So you need to set the keys for the binding, the action name and command. Here is an example of what you could use:

<keybind key="C-`">
 <action name="Execute">
  <command>tilda</command>
 </action>

This will tie up tilda with Ctrl + ` or ~ key. Allowing you to use the tilde with tilda, or just type it.

Hope this helps.