Questions tagged [setxkbmap]
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setxkbmap multi layout and toggle not working
I installed regolith (based on i3 wm) on my Ubuntu 22.4, and now the default Keybind Super+Space to switch source layouts is not working because regolith uses it as a shortcut for other things.
I ...
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XKB layout, remaping key LSGT is disabling the less key
I am creating a custom XKB layout.
My european keyboard has a physical less/greater key which I want to be mapped as 3rd level modifier.
I used sucesfully include level3(lsgt_switch)
However this also ...
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setxkbmap and ~/.XCompose - unable to set up valid dead key ...?
I'm running Debian 20.0.4 under XFCE4. I want to set up the left "Win" key (i.e., LWIN) on my keyboard as a dead key which can be used to output vowels with acute accents and which can be ...
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Using setxkbmap to have | Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper |
Want to set a keyboard layout in the following way
Keys: Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper
Perhaps using setxkbmap. I use a US 104-Key Mechanical keyboard, and want a Dvorak Layout, with ...
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Xfce window manager forget Super-D keyboard shortcut when I use setxkbmap
I'm running Linux Mint 20 with the Xfce desktop environment. As I am used to hitting Super+D for minimizing all windows, I changed the shortcut from Ctrl-Alt-D to Super+D in Settings / Window Manager /...
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Changing keyboard layout when keyboard is plugged with udev
I want the activate a keyboard layout and to enable "sticky" modifier keys when my external keyboard is plugged in.
I've made this udev rule:
/etc/udev/rules.d/keyboard.rules
ACTION=="...
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Mapping capslock to printscreen key using setxkbmap
I am trying to map my caps-lock key to the print-screen key. Looking up in the /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules directory, and searching for print, prnt etc., I found out that the key is called one of
prsc
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Difference between setxkbmap and localectl
I'm a bit confused regarding the difference/relationship between localectl and setxkbmap. Is any of them meant to supersede the other? Or are they meant to be used in conjunction? Are they even ...
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How to swap control and function key on Lenovo external keyboard?
I use a Lenovo ThinkPad (X220i) and like all ThinkPad users, I swapped "control" and "function" in the BIOS. Now I bought an external USB keyboard by Lenovo with a similar keyboard layout as the ...
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Non-toggling caps lock with xkmodmap or xkb?
Is there a way to configure the caps lock button so it's not toggling? That is, so that it only applies the caps lock state while held down, and when released everything reverts to normal.
The ...
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How to map space to control and unmap win from Hyper_L using xkb/setxkbmap
I am trying to make my space act as control by default (and as space when tapped by using xcape) and to make capslock act as the only hyper modifier. I have a working configuration for this in xmodmap,...
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xmodmap: `Shift+CapsLock` -> `Delete` returns error bell
Because CapsLock has the keycode 66 on my English_US keyboard layout, the command
xmodmap -e "clear Lock" -e "keycode 66 shift = Delete BackSpace"
turns CapsLock into the Delete key and Shift+...
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How to replace menu key with capslock and capslock with left control using xkb
I followed the instruction here by defining my own xkbsymbols
partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "replace_Menu_Capslock" {
replace key <COMP> { [ Caps_Lock ] };
replace key <CAPS> { [ ...
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setxkbmap: how to apply options to a specific device only?
I have two keyboards, one used primarily for typing and the other for R&R. The latter is Razer Orbweaver, which is like a half of a normal keyboard with several other keys slapped in various ...
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Switching left alt and left win
I have a Thinkpad X230 (german layout, [edit]running linux[/edit]) and I want to switch the left win- and the left alt-key somehow with the right alt-key (AltGr) not being touched.
However, I haven't ...
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Has anyone successfully fixed Mac Home/End keys functionality permanently?
I am on OSX 10.8+ and has anyone successfully fixed Mac Home/End keys functionality permanently? And I mean Home/End actually go to the beginning and end of the line.
KeyRemap4MacBook works almost ...
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Configuring xkb so that left winkey is an additional left alt
I'm never using the windows key but for whatever reason on my laptop keyboard I often hit them by mistake trying to hit ALT.
How can I configure xkb so that the left windows key acts as an additional ...
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How to configure X kbmap for 4 languages while keeping two "main" languages easily switchable?
Now I have
setxkbmap -model acer_laptop -layout lang1,lang2 -variant ,
setxkbmap -option -option grp:caps_toggle
in a startup script. It works well for two languages.
I want to have 4 languages (...
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How do I permanently map Shift-Right to PageUp on xubuntu?
I got myself a laptop and the keyboard is slightly goofed up because the right Shift key is in a place where I have typically had the PageUp key. So, I wanted to figure out how to remap the right ...
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Using a custom keyboard map
I'm trying to not overwrite /usr/share/X11/symbols/us, even thought I've been doing that for years.
So I added to ~/xkb/jpic, a copy of dvorak-alt-intl from /usr/share/X11/symbols/us, since that's ...
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Setting Hyper and Super modifiers for certain keys with setxkbmap or xmodmap
Problem: I want to modify/redefine my keyboard layout (pc105 se) so that when I press certain keys with mod3 (super) and mod4 (hyper), a different character is returned than usual.
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Keycode 61 ...
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Changing languages rapidly causes Linux to crash
So I'm running Xmonad on my college computer (which runs Kubuntu) and whenever I leave my desk, instead of using x-screensaver which is incredibly buggy and slow, I just change to another workstation, ...
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Linux, Ubuntu & Apple Aluminium keyboard: remap greater/less with tilde
I have an Apple Aluminium keyboard. To the left of 1 key I have the less/greater (< >) key, not grave/tilde (` ~).
xmodmap does not work for me: layout switching (done with setxkbmap) resets my ...
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