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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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How do you configure numpad keys using XKB?
I haven't figured out how you configure XKB to use the numpad yet. I found the following in the "us" file.
partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
name[Group1]= "USA";
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How to re-enable the caps lock key?
I am currently setting up my default keyboard layout like this:
setxkbmap -layout us -variant dvorak -option ctrl:nocaps,[...]
It disables the caps lock key and makes it an additional ctrl key, ...
