Questions tagged [keyboard]
General keyboard topics, including keyboard hardware and keyboard functionality in software.
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2-key Keybindings (e.g. alt-shift) override 3-key bindings (e.g. alt-shift-1). How can I fix that?
If I have a 3key binding (e.g. alt-shift-1) and 2-key binding (e.g. alt-shift), when I press alt-shift-1 it just does the alt-shift binding instead (and writes shift+1). Shorter bindings override ...
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Debian Fn key not working on Matias witeless keyboard
I have a Matias wireless mac keyboard (US layout) and while in Mac the fn keys work fine, for example, Fn + F12 works as volume up, however I have switched to linux on my desktop and in Debian (...
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Mapping Alt + Up to PgUp
I am using an application that has important operations mapped to the PgUp and PgDown keys, but my keyboard doesn't have these keys (I'm using a ChromeBook Pixel 2015, running Linux Mint 18.2). I know ...
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Use same compose keys of OSX on Arch
I use a apple keyboard and really like the way OSX handle insertion of special characters, for example:
<Multi_key> + c then c gives ç
<Multi_key> + e then e gives é
<Multi_key> + ...
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Configure backliting on Logitech keyboard Ubuntu 18.04
I have a Logitech g413 keyboard,it has only red backlighting and two modes:static(just solid red backlighting) and breathing.
When I load Windows(I have Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10 dual boot) ...
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Keyboard remap: home → comma, end → dot
I'm trying to change xkb settings in this file: /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev. Specifically, I tried this:
// <AB08> = 59;
// <AB09> = 60;
// <HOME> = 110;
// &...
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How to Remap Chewing (Chinese Input Method)
I'm using Bodhi Linux and yesterday made a huge mistake upon updating the system and remapped my keyboard completely wrong. I was able to get the English keyboard remapped, but the Chinese is still ...
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Some applications ignore Xmodmap settings
I am using the following ~/.Xmodmap
keycode 133 = Mode_switch
keycode 134 = Mode_switch
keysym h = h H Left
keysym l = l L Right
keysym k = k K Up
keysym j = j J Down
keysym w = w W Prior
keysym s = ...
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How to Control the Scroll Lock LED or Compose LED using another key?
I have a Sun keyboard (Type 5, I think) with several additional keys on the left hand side of the keyboard. I use one of these keys, "Again" as a modifier to toggle the function of the number keys on ...
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Where can I find the scripts binded to the lower volume / increase volume and brightness media keys?
When I press the media key on my keyboard to increase the volume (or the brightness, for example) a script is run and the volume is increased as expected.
Where are those scripts located in the OS?
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How to map mouse keys as keyboard keys without losing'numeric keypad' for Linux?
I know how to map mouse click for F1, F2 and F3 (respectively left click, middle click, right click):
xkbset m # required, but disable keypad
xmodmap -e "keycode 67 = Pointer_Button1 ...
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How to install and switch between languages (English/Japanes) in Debian
I'd like to be able to install and switch to a Japanese keyboard and back to English. Notice that this is also a question of usability. I'd like to be able to type Japanese directly, in any program, ...
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Unable to remap CapsLock key on AwesomeWM with iBus-Mozc
I'm trying to remap CapsLock to Ctrl, but seems unable to remap in all ways.
Also, the key has a strange behavior.
First, I use japanese keyboard. Therefore, XKBLAYOUT = "jp" in /etc/default/...
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Remap capslock key to tab with setxkbmap
I was trying to remap the <Capslock>key to the <tab> key, after some research I found out I could do;
setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
Which maps the <Capslock> key to <Ctrl>.
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Set different scroll directions per device Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome
I'm using a mouse keyboard combo as my main input device for my workstation.
The PC is also connected to my TV. When watching TV I like to use a cheap keyboard with touchpad. It does not have a brand,...
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Trouble getting a PS/2 “Keyboard” to work under Linux Mint
I'm trying to get an old handhold barcode reader to work under Linux Mint 19.1, which is connected over PS/2 as a keyboard. Every time you scan a barcode it send the barcode text like you entered it ...
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ThinkPad second “sticky” backspace key
I have bought a Lenovo ThinkPad T580, and noticed that in the upper right corner of the keyboard, there is a second backspace button (in addition to the other backspace button right above the ENTER-...
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Keyboard issue console terminal
I have an issue on my Debian computer with Intel Stick.
Link to screenshot =>
I have extra character in console tty like ^[
This issue is only with supperior 4.11.12 kernel
Debian kernel and 4.11....
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Keyboard not working properly on my ASUS laptop with Fedora [closed]
I'm using Fedora for years on my ASUS X550LD laptop without any major problems. But sind a few months (I not able to say since when exactly), I have a very annoying issue that I can describe as follow:...
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How to release keyboard and mouse from grab by a hung unkillable app? [duplicate]
Suppose I have an X application, which grabs keyboard and mouse as its normal mode of operation (e.g. QEMU), but which, due to a bug somewhere, hangs really hard (e.g. gets stuck in Disk sleep). ...
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Can't access tty using Ctrl+Alt+F1,F2,F3 etc
Here is what I have tried:
$ xev
KeyRelease event, serial 43, synthetic NO, window 0x4a00001,
root 0x1db, subw 0x0, time 23449801, (434,-234), root:(1305,244),
state 0x1c, keycode 67 (keysym ...
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Function (FN) key has no output in xev
So neither of my function keys appear to be working on my Asus laptop running Arch Linux. They're definitely not broken but they don't produce any output in xev. Like it doesn't register a keypress or ...
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Understanding Keyboard Mapping
I was reading the man pages on find when I came across the part that says one can re-program the keyboard bindings. This got my interest.
When I looked into the subject, and went to see my own Linux ...
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Can't switch to ruu layout variant in gnome
I'm running on Antergos with Gnome 3.30.2. Right now I have English and Russian keyboard layouts, they work fine.
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/sources
[('xkb', 'us'), ('xkb', 'ru')]
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KEY_UNKNOWN X1 tablet gen3
Some of the multimedia keys on the detachable keyboard of the X1 tablet gen3 (vendorid 17ef product id 60b5) do get mapped to KEY_UNKNOWN. Looking at the usbmon log, the data sent to the controller ...
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Rewiring key stroke
Some keys in my keyboard came to a sticky end after a catastrophic coke spill.
I do not intend to replace the old keyboard, since the whole laptop will be replaced next year.
The keys in question are:...
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Switch capslock and ctrl with config file on ubuntu 18.04
Recently, I tried to switch capslock and ctrl on my Ubuntu 18.04. I did it by add the following line into my .bashrc:
# swap capslock and ctrl
/usr/bin/setxkbmap -option "ctrl:swapcaps"
This worked,...
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USB keyboard sometimes does not work on boot
I just installed Arch on a new motherboard and sometimes when I boot the machine the USB keyboard does not work. If I unplug it and plug it back it, then it works. Any way to fix a problem like this?
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How to disable Key repeat except for Backspace and Delete keys?
System: Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon.
How to disable Key repeat except for Delete and Backspace keys?
I find repeat keys really annoying, so I decided to do something with it today:
But now I can't use ...
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XKB: Hyper_L and Hyper_R
I'm running XMonad as my WM and I've been very inspired by this YT video.
In short, what I'd like to achieve is having my right \ key when pressed continually, act as a Hyper_R and the left Tab act as ...
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how do i map the cmd key to ctrl on kubuntu 18.04?
I'm using an apple mac keyboard and I'm trying to map the "cmd" key to the "ctrl key but not having any luck can someone advise?
I've tried setting the keyboard model to apple macintosh but that has ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad Mute LED Stopped working after update
Updated my packages today on my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (6th Gen). I didn't expect anything to happen but it did. The Mute indicator LED's on the F1 and F4 key stopped working.
I actually know this ...
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Ctrl keys don't work, need to debug hardware or software
Neither of the ctrl keys work. I have a Lenovo Yoga 13 with OpenSUSE 15, and have set the BIOS to switch the left ctrl with Fn. In that case the left ctrl (now mapped to Fn) works.
I get nothing on ...
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How can I run a Linux Distro on my mid 2017 MacBook Pro 13 Inch?
1) I tried making a persistent USB drive with Linux Mint and Ubuntu but when i boot into the usb, I cannot use my touchpad or my keyboard. I tried everything online and did everything i read from ...
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Is it possible to type μ on the bash command line without copying and pasting?
This may seem a bit of a strange question, but it occurred to me that when typing a command such as the following, I always have to copy and paste the character from Wikipedia.
echo '5 μs' >> /...
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Check if autorepeat is enabled
For the purposes of an app I'm developing, I need to temporarily disable autorepeat (with xset r off), and then restore it back to its original state. Can I easily (like with a terminal command) check ...
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Make the TTY console ignore the /dev/input/event3 keyboard
I have a remote control IR USB receiver, but it acts just like a normal keyboard.
I'm reading the input from /dev/input/event3 to handle events. Because of this I need a way for the TTY console to ...
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setxkbmap conflicting with xmodmap
So initially I had the following in my ~/.Xmodmap which mapped CapsLock+HJKL to left/down/up/right like in vim:
keycode 66 = Mode_switch
keysym h = h H Left
keysym j = j J Down
keysym k = k K Up
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Detect key status in zsh from the Linux console
Can zsh detect a key status without a tool that depends on a graphical session?
I've overwritten the getty@tty1 service to autologin, and zlogin executes sway. I would like to prevent running a ...
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Two keyboard keys with same ouput?
I have a Gigabyte Aero 14 with the G-Macro keys on the side. I have had Arch for a while on this computer and love it for my coding environment, but I have had some free time lately and want to ...
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How to disable ALT + HOME shortcut? Linux Mint 18
My notebook keyboard seems pressing random times the shortcut ALT + Home. Is bad because when I'm in, e.g., browser, I go to home page.
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Changing the keyboard layout/mapping on both the console (tty) and X in an X/console agnostic way?
I've been able to change the keyboard layout/mapping when the X Window System is running using ~/.Xmodmap (and I suppose you could also do it through the X protocol directly, eg. using libxcb as a ...
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Why does XTerm support 63 function keys?
According to this table of terminal emulators and their keycodes, new versions of XTerm recognize function keys from F1, F2, F3, ... all the way up to F63. Most keyboards only have physical function ...
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Assign BackSpace to Super_R or Menu button in /etc/default/keyboard
I am running Debian 9. I bought a new keyboard that I love, but the BackSpace key is very small. I would like to assign BackSpace to the right Super key or Menu key (also on the right lower side).
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How to compose chained dead keys in `kbd`?
In Linux Console, is there a way to make hitting a dead key twice print the corresponding dead character on screen? as it is the case in X11?
For instance I want the logical ^^ sequence to send a ...
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Change Scan Code of Keys
In Windows I use sharpkeys to remap keys. On Mac I use Karabiner Elements to remap keys.
Is there a preferably built in way to remap keys based on scan code?
The advantage of this is that VirtualBox,...
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HyperX Alloy Elite RGB customize led patterns
Today I bought an HyperX Alloy Elite RGB keyboard. I see that they have a led pattern customization software called NGenuity (https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/ngenuity). But that's windows only. I ...
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Does Linux Mint have Windows-like dead keys?
I'm from the Netherlands, using Windows' Dutch US-International keyboard layout, where a fair few characters use dead keys (éèëê, times five for every vowel). On Windows, typing an apostrophe with a ...
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How to send F10 with gtkterm?
How can I send F1..F12 especially F10 in gtkterm?
I have to press F10 at the right moment to select the boot menu of an APU2 system.
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Disabled keyboard, gets re-enabled
I have used xinput to disable the built in keyboard of my laptop, because it sometimes sends a shift pressed, when it is not pressed.
For some reason, the keyboard randomly becomes re-enabled.
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