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How can I replace my keyboard and mouse udev rules with xorg.conf.d?
Since it is impossible to make udev rules that affect Xorg settings run on startup, I'd like to replace these with other alternatives. At the moment, I have two primary udev scripts that I've written. ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 put some keyboard layout aside from layout switching ring?
An exact thing I need is to
switch between Russian and English layout with my favorite shortcut (namely Shift-CapsLock)
switch to Belarusian layout with another shortcut (say, Ctrl-RightShift, but ...
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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, ...
