Resetting the X window keyboard for apl

[Bill Daly]

I've been working on apl code that will reset the X windows keyboard so 
that one may use the 'Windows' key as an additional shift key for the 
Functions an operators.

I've tested the attached workspace on Debian and Ubuntu with success. 
I'm hoping that some one will test other distributions. The code calls  
setxkbmap so the first test is at the command line:

dalyw@andelot:~$ setxkbmap -query
rules:      evdev
model:      pc105
layout:     us

An example session:

      kbd_on
0
      '∘∘∘∆∆∆∇∇∇'        ⍝ To test the windows key
∘∘∘∆∆∆∇∇∇
      kbd_off
      'jjjhhhggg'        ⍝ To test the windows key
jjjhhhggg

This change survives the current session so )off has no effect nor does 
logging out.  Rebooting will reset X winodows and your keyboard mapping.

Please send me your results.

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