National keyboard layouts, relocating control keys, etc., generally at the operating system level. See /keyboard-shortcuts for key mappings in applications.
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How to set default console keyboard layout in Arch Linux?
Whenever I reboot my computer I have to set the keyboard layout in a console again with loadkeys.
Is there a way to change the default keyboard layout that is loaded everytime the computer boots?
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Why is my Yellow Dog keyboard layout wrong?
I just installed Yellow Dog on my PowerBook G4, and it worked, and noticed my mac keyboard. Then, suddenly, the layout went wrong. Most keys don't do anything, and I have letters instead of arrow ...
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1answer
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How to distinguish input from different keyboards?
I want to write an application in Python that you can use with your default keyboard and a specially designed one for the application. I will design it simply by using a small numerical keyboard with ...
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Chromebook: Map Search Key to ctrl, ubuntu [closed]
I've got ubuntu running on chromebook using crouton.
How do I map the search key to the ctrl action.
Similar to this, swapping the caps lock key and the ctrl key.
/usr/bin/setxkbmap -option ...
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1answer
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Grub2 keyboard layout when decrypting partition
According to the OpenSUSE 12.3 documentation the only keyboard layout which can be used during a Grub2 boot is the "US keyboard layout".
Is there really no way to change the keyboard layout used when ...
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1answer
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Are the keyboard layouts in X.org actually called the X.org layouts or what?
Just need to know it, semantically. So most Linux/BSD systems using the X windows manager are using these layouts. For example, the "US International with dead keys" is quite different in X from the ...
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How do I get a list of all the available keyboard layouts in X.org?
I know these layouts have two-letter codes like 'us'for the US layout. I need a list of all the layouts available and also to pair the two-letter codes to the proper names of the layout to get the not ...
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Remap altgr key to AC10 in XKB
I'd like to remap the altgr key to AC10 key.
So far, i edited /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us as follows:
// key <AC10> { [ semicolon, colon ] };
key <AC10> { [ Alt_R ]}
After
$ ...
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Visually displaying keyboard layouts of X.org? / Also: where do X.org keyboard layouts came from?
I'd like to visually see how some of the keyboard layouts in X.org look like, as an example in Windows I can see them with a program called Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator or even on Wikipedia.
...
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2answers
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Changing one character in keyboard layout
I edited the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us and added a definition with my new layout as follows
partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "us_pl" {
include "us(basic)"
...
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1answer
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Use setxkbmap to swap the Left Shift and Left Control
Is it possible to swap the Left Shift and the Left CTRL keys using setxkbmap instead of xmodmap?
EDIT
I have switched to Fcitx, which works way much better with my keyboard layout and customized ...
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Map Super+[Left|Right] to Home/End
How do I map key "Super" so, when combined with Left/Right, it produces keycode Home/End?
My current setxkbmap:
setxkbmap \
-model pc105 \
-layout 'us(dvorak-intl),us(alt-intl)' \
-option \
...
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Exporting (US International) keyboard layout from Debian (Ubuntu) and importing it to Windows 7? [closed]
Here is Windows' US International layout:
(You need at least 10 reputation to post images.)
And here is the Debian (Ubuntu) Implementation, namely US International with dead keys:
(You need at ...
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1answer
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debian/XFCE Virtualbox Guest on a Mac: how to use home and end keys?
So I have a Mac, and rather than boot debian/XFCE directly and have to configure hardware drivers I'm using VirtualBox.
This means that my multitouch trackpad works well, and I can jump in and out of ...
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2answers
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German umlaut on Danish keyboard
I use standard Danish QWERTY keyboard (on Debian, if the distro matters). Is it at all possible to write German umlauts such as Ä, Ö, Ü by some key combos (that is without changing the layout to ...
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setxkbmap switches between 2 out of 3 layouts
Issuing that command:
setxkbmap -layout "us,ua,ru" -variant ",winkeys" -option "grp:shift_caps_toggle,grp_led:scroll" -model pc105 -rules xorg
when hitting CAPS+SHIFT I'm switching between English ...
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1answer
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bind backslash to a non-standard keyboard key
I am using a swiss apple keyboard at the moment. This keyboard requires some unreasonable finger acrobatics to type a backslash (shift+right alt+7). I'd like to bind the backslash to another key ...
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1answer
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How do I enforce system-wide custom keyboard shortcuts / macros?
I would like to be able to apply the same custom key bindings and shortcuts I use on my text editors to my entire desktop environment.
I want to basically remap my keyboard system-wide, not just in ...
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vote
1answer
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Mapping Super Keys to Control without Xmodmap
I've been attempting to switch my super and control keys in X on a macbook and have been half successful. I'd like to avoid creating a custom .Xmodmap if possible, as there is a temporary 100% cpu bug ...
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1answer
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Set customized keyboard layout as default
I designed a keyboard layout for myself, after I run xmodmap it works OK, but after standby or reboot, the layout turn back to qwerty.
How can I set it as default? My OS is Debian Wheezy with Xfce4.
...
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Configuring Xorg lvl5 symbols
I configured Lvl3 via editing /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/typo. But I found no documentation, how configure lvl5. I tried to add 2 more entries in this file, like this
key <AD05> { [NoSymbol, ...
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1answer
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Keyboard layout changed. How and why?
Yesterday, I upgraded my kernel (to 3.5.0-19-generic), rebooted, and had to reinstall my video drivers to get full resolution. (After upgrading the kernel, the resolution always goes to 640x480, until ...
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Is it possible to use a PS3 controller to emulate an xbox controller?
I have my PS3 controller connected through USB and while that works fine, no applications seem to support its keymap. So my question is whether it's possible to make it emulate an xbox controller ...
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1answer
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Create and set custom keyboard layout
I want to create and set a custom keyboard layout with setxkbmap. I created a file in ~/.xkb/prog with this content:
partial default alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
include "latin(type4)"
...
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0answers
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How do I get gnome to use the same keymap for control as normal?
I'm using a relatively new centos system with Gnome. I have set the keyboard to dvorak, which was really easy and straightforward.
However, for some reason, the control keys are still qwerty. I ...
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2answers
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Switch keyboard layout programmaticaly
I use three different layouts and looking code to change layout programmaticaly from .bashrc function.
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fluxbox keyboard switch german, greek (modern) and polytonic greek
Where can i find a list of keyboard-layout codes to switch between german, greek (modern) and polytonic greek in fluxbox menu?
vim ~/.fluxbox/menu
[begin] (fluxbox)
[include] ...
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1answer
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How can I set left alt + right shift keyboard layout switch in xubuntu?
From what I found from xkeyboard-config man page there is no such combination, which is very upset. Is there any workaround for that?
Because I want layout change to be as in winXP.
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votes
1answer
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How can I install a new keyboard layout in KDE 4?
I have a custom X11 keyboard layout that I can use with setxkbmap. But after some searching I've found that apparently just having the XKB layout file isn't enough to set it as a new keyboard layout ...
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vote
2answers
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Where to put `setxkbmap` command in Xfce?
What is the proper place for setxkbmap command in Xfce? What is the proper place for it in general - other DEs and bare WMs? I have the following command:
setxkbmap -layout "us(colemak), ...
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votes
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Using setkeycodes to map pressed and released to different “keys”
I have a keyboard that has a scroll wheel, but it doesn't work on Ubuntu and xev command doesn't show anything when moving it. But with the dmesg commang I found this:
When moving the scroll wheel ...
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3answers
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Script to toggle setxkbmap
I would like a bash script that toggles between:
setxkbmap se and setxkbmap us.
Then my intentions are to map that script to CtrlEsc through the Keyboard > custom shortcuts.
The point is that I ...
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2answers
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How to define a Compose Key in terminal (no desktop environment)?
I would like to define a compose key on my system (Debian Sid "Wheezy"). I have no Xorg (and don't want any desktop environment). Only in terminal.
I would like to set it up on my Alt-Gr key (right ...
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votes
1answer
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command line retrieve list of all valid kbd layouts, variants and toggle options (to use with setxkbmap)
Is there a way from command line to retrieve the list of all available
keyboard layouts and relative variants?
I need to list all the valid layout/variants choices to be used then from setxkbmap.
...
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votes
1answer
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F4-key mysteriously reassigned
In the middle of today, my F4 key started producing the letter p, without my conscious acting and I can't seem to revert this change. Whenever I press F4, p appears instead. How can I change this ...
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2answers
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How to map a console keyboard layout to a X keyboard layout in Linux
In my distribution (Slackware 13.37), the console keyboard layout is chosen among some of those available in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps ' sub directories, coming from the kbd package.
Under X instead ...
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Assigning mouse keys to keyboard
Is it possible to assign mouse keys (left click 1, middle click 2, right click 3, etc) to keyboard keys by modifying a file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d? If so, how can I do that?
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How do I remap my caps lock key to ctrl+x within x.org?
I've seen some setxkbmap stuff when talking about key mappings, but ctrl-c isn't a single key.
Ideally, I would love to make it a copy/paste key but that seems impossible on Linux.
Is there a way ...
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Switch between numbers and symbols on caps lock
Is it possible to set caps lock to switch between inserting numbers and the symbols they normally trigger when one holds shift?
e.g. when you normally press the 9 key, you get a ( unless caps lock is ...
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xkb: `ctrl:swapcaps` option messes with the escape key
I've been using setxkbmap -option "ctrl:swapcaps" to swap the capslock and left control keys, but I just recently noticed that this seems to mess up my escape key. With xev, I can see that pressing ...
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2answers
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Awesome: keyboard layout switch
I use awesome as a window manager under gnome (debian system) and I made a widget to switch keyboard layout by this code:
-- Keyboard map indicator and changer
kbdcfg = {}
kbdcfg.cmd = ...
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1answer
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AltGr key combinations through Qtnx
I started using Qtnx, and it works great.
I have a problem accessing some keyboard characters though. I am using a french keyboard (azerty-like), and every character is mapped correctly with qtnx, ...
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1answer
552 views
How to set up FreeBSD for my region?
im currently installing FreeBSD. Im at the "Time Zone Selector" screen. I don't know what should i choose. Normally, since i live in Quebec (Canada), i choose Eastern time GMT -5, but there is no such ...
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1answer
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xmodmap equivalent in bash
I'm constantly on bash via ssh, on a computer that doesn't have X. In my computer I've switched the keyboards' Super and Alt keys with xmodmap.
Is it possible to do it on the computer in which I log ...
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votes
1answer
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How can I use GNOME's keyboard settings in Fluxbox?
My GNOME keyboard settings do two main things:
Switch CMD and CTRL (I'm on a Macbook)
Give me a third level (for special characters)
This is really the only functionality I'm missing in Fluxbox. ...
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2answers
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Xorg: multiple keyboards, one configuration
On my laptop, I tweak some keybindings and keyboard preferences with
xmodmap and xset. When I plug an external USB keyboard, the
configuration for that new keyboard is the default, i.e., without my ...
2
votes
1answer
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Some keys on keyboard map to numbers instead
I'm running Leenux 5.1 from a USB stick using unetbootin. It works ok, except my keyboard is messed up -- pressing k results in a 2 instead (the 2 key also types a 2). How could this happen?
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How do I temporary change my keyboard layout on Debian? (no X)
How can I quickly change my keyboard layout between US and German?
setxkbmap does not apply here, as I only have an SSH shell.
Persistent changes via
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
...
3
votes
2answers
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Disable scroll lock
We have a shell/tty based application that has ~1,000 users. It is running in an environment where X Server is not available. If a user accidently turns on the Scroll Lock, it makes it seem as if the ...
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votes
1answer
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How can I create a new keyboard layout for KDE 4?
I would like to define a new keyboard layout for KDE 4. In particular I would like to take the standard British layout and add Polish characters for the combinations Alt-Gr + letter. How can I do it?
