Questions tagged [xkb]
xkb is the abbreviation for the X Keyboard Extension used to describe and configure differ keyboard layouts, etc. under X11.
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Installing Colemak on Fedora
I am struggling with installing colemak on my Fedora 36 instance.
I am using the following procedure:
wget https://colemak.com/pub/unix/colemak-1.0.tar.gz
tar -xzf colemak-1.0.tar.gz
cd colemak-1.0
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How to add a compose character to a xkb keyboard layout
I created a custom Ukrainian ISO 9 layout successfully (by redacting /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ua and several other files), it works and all but it lacks one letter, namely G with a grave i.e. 'G̀' (...
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Switch AltGr and Ctrl with XKB
Ive tried various xkb_options to swap the right AltGr key with the left Ctrl key, bot none of them worked. On my X11 setup, I've used a .Xmodmap file to redefine these keys like so:
! CTRL on ALTGR, ...
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How to set Caps Lock as Hyper (and change modifiers) using xkb?
This is currently my .xsessionrc file:
xmodmap -e "remove Mod4 = Hyper_L" -e "add Mod3 = Hyper_L" -e "lock = Hyper_L" -e "keysym Caps_Lock = Hyper_L" &
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How to assign dot symbol for the numpad del key in the KDE (X11) permanently?
I use the KDE Plasma with X11 on my laptop. And I set up two keyboard layouts in the KDE settings: US English and Russian. I'd like to assign the dot symbol for the numpad Del key. I found the ...
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Pressing & holding AltGr to spam output
a bit ago a tragedy befell my space bar, on my laptop. For now, as a workaround solution, i remapped space to my MENU key, because AlrGr doesn't allow for pressing & holding. Is there a way to ...
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Swap F9-F12 with their Fn+media key counterparts with XKB
The F9 through F12 keys on my Asus keyboard are also media control keys when the Fn button is held down. But I would use the Play/Stop/Prev/Next media keys constantly if I didn't need to hold the Fn ...
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implicit types in xkb
The keymap source (in .xkb format) of the current XKB configuration can be obtained by running xkbcomp $DISPLAY -. Mapping to keysyms is done in the xkb_symbols section of this file. Some of the ...
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Custom AltGr + Shift only work on some keyboards
internet
I'm trying to map the numbers to the shift+algr + home row keys. I've made the following changes to a custom file in xkb/symbols.
key <AC01> { [ a, A, ...
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xkb: Why is the compose key set to NoSymbol after a system update (OpenSuSE 15.2 → 15.3)?
After upgrading my OpenSuSE Leap from 15.2 to 15.3, I found out that the Compose key (keycode: 135) was no longer working. In fact, xev no longer recognised it as Multi_key, but as NoSymbol:
KeyPress ...
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Non-breaking space and win-space toggle conflict, Mint
I am adjusting my keyboard layout in Linux Mint and I use nobr space quite often, so I need it on my shift+SPCE. And I also like both Ctrl+Shift and Win+Space options for layout changing.
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Setting an X11 keymap on Arch Linux
I am running Arch Linux and I would like two input languages on my system.
English, UK
Kurmancî (Northern Kurdish)
In my .xinitrc I have the following:
# keyboard layout
setxkbmap -layout gb &
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How to print currently assigned key code table for xkb, such that it can be modified and used with `setxkbmap`?
I have a mobile presenter device, which acts like a small keyboard. It has a little laser pointer and allows you to hold a presentation and flip to the next slide while standing on a stage or podium.
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How to unmap a modifier?
I'm trying to swap Caps Lock with Backspace for group 1. I have this in xkb_symbols:
replace key <BKSP>
{
symbols[Group1] = [ Caps_Lock ],
symbols[Group2] = [ ...
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Make xkb produce two symbols on one key press (e.g. make `ctrl`+`+` & `ctrl`+`=` produce same (combined) effect to get rid of `Shift` for zooming in)
Some apps use ctrl++ and some ctrl+= to zoom in. Only some allow to customize. If all used same, I would just remap the keyboard not to use Shift. Can I make apps receive signals that both ...
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How to create a new keyboard layout in the /usr/share/X11/xkb directory in Ubuntu?
In the /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols directory there are various keyboard layouts listed. I made a copy of the /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us file under the name /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/new_test_layout....
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RALT doesn't send Alt_R
I've tried remapping left Control key to left Alt key. in /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev by doing this:
// <LALT> = 64;
// <RCTL> = 105;
// <LCTL> = 37;
// <...
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Setting ALT + ARROWS LEFT,RIGHT to HOME,END in xkb
I'm trying for days to set the (left) ALT + arrows keys (left/right) keybindings in xkb.
ALT + LEFT to HOME
ALT + RIGHT to END
These keybindings should work together with SHIFT as well.
I just ...
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Does ~/.Xmodmap replace the presets completely?
I've successfully switched to dedicated settings for my special keyboard in the keyboard settings panel of Xfce.
However a few buttons are missing. I was able to get the keycodes for them using ...
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Emulating SOCD cleaner functionality with xkb
I'm trying to emulate the functionality of standard hitbox SOCD cleaners with normal keyboard input. Specifically, I need it to:
Space only: KeyPress Space
s only: KeyPress s
Holding s and Pressing ...
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Changed keyboard map reverts back after short time
I use:
xkbcomp "$DISPLAY" - |
# Menu key = mouse button
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Sun Type 7 Keyboard + KDE shortcuts: Why does the control center ignore most of the function keys on the left edge?
I've recently equipped my OpenSuSE 15.2 with KDE 5 with a Sun Type 7 keyboard and now would like to use the function keys on its left edge for a variety of system-wide shortcuts. The only issue is ...
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how to set keyboard layout from custom file, without root permissions?
I know that there is a lot of questions on stack exchange around this subject, but none of the answer solved my use case. This is not a duplicate !
I have created a custom layout file (~/beprog). It ...
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How do I reset the caps lock key after remapping it to ctrl while caps lock was enabled?
I used the following command to remap my caps lock key:
setxkbmap -layout us -option ctrl:nocaps
How do I reset my keyboard to the default settings?
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How to swap the XF86MonBrightnessUp and F2 key using a custom XKB layout?
I want to swap "two" keys, the XF86MonBrightnessUp ("brightness up") and the F2 keys, using an xkb layout. The keys are both under the same button, "F2". If the keyboard ...
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Setting CAPS_LOCK + arrows to Home, PgUp, PgDown, End in xkb
I'm trying to set some CapsLock + arrows keybindings in xkb
Using ArchLinux, KDE, Xorg
What I'm trying to achieve (wishful thinking)
Ultimately, the perfect solution would be
No modifier
CapsLock as ...
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XKB: modifier when hold, dead key when tapped?
I discovered that one can use Compose files to output a keycode when a modifier is pressed and released "alone", which is handy (I though before that one had to compose at least two keys ...
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Custom XKB layout before login
I have made a custom keyboard layout with XKB, but when I type my password on the login screen, the system still uses a QWERTY layout, only after the login my customized layout is applied. Is it ...
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Map Escape to caps lock in vim not working in Fedora 34
I am new to Fedora and I have installed Fedora-34 couple of days ago. Well, when I used ubuntu, I mapped my Esc to CapsLk in vim using following lines in ~/.vimrc file
au VimEnter * silent! !xmodmap -...
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XKB not recognizing my custom layout
I created a custom keyboard layout (the file is called “brc”) based on Colemak for my Lubuntu 18.04, and copied it to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols:
default partial
xkb_symbols "basic" {
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In my customized keyboard layout, how can I include individual key into capslock control scope? I don't want shiftlock
In my customized keyboard layout, I have these lines already:
// row 1 (E)
key <TLDE> { [ question, exclam, masculine, ordfeminine ] };
key <AE01> { ...
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Multimedia keys on a 101-key keyboard (ubuntu 20.04)
I'm trying to use function keys from an old 101-key keyboard (IBM model M). I've modified /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc file including this lines:
key <FK09> { [ F9, XF86AudioPlay, F9, F9 ] };
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How to assign several characters to one key-stroke in xkb?
We are using a custom written (by me) xkb Symbols file for a minority language. This has worked fine for over ten years and we roughly know how the system works. I am presently re-working the keyboard ...
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How to swap Left Alt with Right Alt
How to swap the keys and make Left Alt act like AltGr as well? I tried xmodmap with the following:
clear mod1
clear mod5
keycode 108 = Alt_L Meta_L
keycode 64 = Alt_R Meta_R
add mod1 = ...
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Reassigning Right_Control from control modifier key to mod3 without using xmodmap
I am doing a task that is taking me longer than expected as xmodmap cannot be combined with other commands such as setxkbmap and so on.
My goal is to change Right_Control key from been assigned on ...
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How to map a sequence of keys to <dead_greek>?
I have mapped Insert to Multi_key (also known as Compose) so I can input ä or µ. I've used xmodmap -e 'keycode 118 = Multi_key' in my wm init script.
Now, checking /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/...
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xkb Can't find file "myswap" for symbols include error in systemd python job
I'm using Ubuntu 20.10 and python 2.7.
I've got a bash script which overwrites default keyboard bindings and it always works when I execute it from terminal, here's the script.
#!/bin/bash
xkbcomp -...
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How to map compose key to insert via setxkbmap?
I'm using US (non-international) layout. One way of typing üäöß is setting a compose key via:
setxkbmap -layout us -option compose:ralt
Unfortunately, this removes the normal "alt" ...
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Why does the X window system handle keyboard input?
When people discuss the X window system, they mostly focus on the display side, i.e. how it is a networked system that handles and coordinates the graphical output of different applications in the ...
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What is the difference between EIGHT_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC and EIGHT_LEVEL in xkb symbols files?
The title says it all. What is the difference between the two and when should I choose one over another when creating a custom eight level layout?
For context, here is in an excerpt from partial ...
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Map from XKB key names to LDML ISO key names?
XKB names keyboard keys with names such as "TLDE" and "AB01" https://www.charvolant.org/doug/xkb/html/node5.html#Fig:KeyNames seen in /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev , whereas ...
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How to remap `alt gr` + `j` to another key (xkbmap)
I use setxkbmap dk.
I need the alt gr + j combination mapped to a character that isn't already included in the layout. At the moment, alt gr + j maps to nothing.
The reason why I want to do this is so ...
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What is a user-specific way to remap some keys, that is easy to backup
I wonder how I can remap some keys (especially modifier keys) in a way that will hopefully continue to work for the forseeable future, will probably work on different machines and preferrably use ...
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Map key which produces multiple scan codes on Fedora
I own an MSI Laptop which has some special functions on the F keys, for instance, Toggling Touchpad on F4 key.
In Windows, this key is working as expected: enabling/disabling the touchpad. But in ...
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X11: Some applications misunderstand xkb keymap
I want to remap my keys in the following way: ctrl+j/k -> left/right and ctrl+h/l -> ctrl+left/right. So I got the default xkb file and added the following contents into it.
First, I defined a ...
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How do I fix exit code 1 for a systemd service running inputplug?
I want to set up a systemd service to set my custom keymap when my bluetooth keyboard is plugged. I am using inputplug, as suggested here.
Since I need to have an executable command containing no ...
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linux: generate a key sequence with shortcut
I want to generate a key sequence (+)+left when pressing ( (actually it is Shift+9), so that I can achieve autocomplete of bracket globally. Is there any way to do this?
Implementation with xkb is ...
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Why does setxkbmap on a single device also change other devices?
I am running Ubuntu on a Thinkpad laptop with an external keyboard linked up. The laptop keyboard has a GB layout and the external has a US layout.
First, I output a list of the connected devices (I'...
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Swapping keys AltGr and Space in Kali - Firefox is not affected
After trying several Space and AltGr key remapping ideas, changing xkb looks most promising. I read and used these ideas related to xkb:
Remap altgr key to AC10 in XKB
How can I remap keyboard keys?
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GroupLatch doesn't work with Shift for some keys using xkb
I am using custom keyboard layout with two groups for German and for Cyrillic. CAPS is used as a group latch in two ways. Either one "CAPS followed by the key" or "CAPS+Key" gives ...
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