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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Cannot map a hotkey on my keyboard (XF86Mail)
I had the following problem:
I wanted to make use of some Hotkeys on my keyboard (I am using Openbox, but it should not make a difference.)
Most of my keybinds worked just fine (XF86AudioRaiseVolume,...
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Remapping Capslock as Control: Capslock + Shift + 2 doesn't work
I have a Dell Precision M5530 and I am running xmonad as the DE, I've set up my system to map CapsLock to CTRL via the following:
setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps,altwin:swap_lalt_lwin"
## Set up ...
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How to remap ö to return
Does one see what I am doing wrong?
setxkbmap -option ö:return
man xkbmap nor skimming through /usr/share/X11/xkb/ gave me any hint, While e.g. setxkbmap -option caps:escape works
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Permanently change xkb keybindings?
I have a custom keyboard layout located in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us. Every time an update happens, this file is updated to the standard keyboard layout. Is there either a way to change this ...
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New entry in xmodmap creates new group instead of layer
Here is my dotfile:
! Key
! Shift+Key
! Mode_switch+Key
! Mode_switch+Shift+Key
! ISO_Level3_Shift+Key
! ISO_Level3_Shift+Shift+Key
keycode 43 = h H BackSpace NoSymbol U20BD NoSymbol Cyrillic_er ...
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How to remap Caps Lock key to a command (not ctrl or escape, but a command like xfce4-terminal)
I am using GNOME on Wayland on Arch Linux.
Currently my CapsLock key does nothing and "Both shift keys" act as CapsLock (set from gnome-tweaks).
I want to remap CapsLock to a command like gnome-...
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French characters mappings in xkbcomp ~/.keymap.xkb
I am looking to add all the French characters to my ~/.keymap.xkb file. In the interest of not duplicating things, has anyone else done this and care to share their configuration?
Clearly some ...
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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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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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XKB: Shift or control + numpad = down without shift
I'd like to map my keyboard so that (when the Numlock is On), the numpad key 2 named KP_2 procudes a 2, but when I press Shift or Control I want this same key to produce a Down event, exactly like the ...
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XKB: creating new type fails
I thought I understood XKB, but apparently not... So first I have a question that make me unable to debug XKB: I have in a file (obtain with xkbcomp $DISPLAY output.xkb) a part like that:
type "...
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Load partial XKB configuration
I'd like to modify my keyboard so that when I do Ctrl + NUMPAD<2> (well actually Caps lock as I reversed Ctrl and Caps-lock using KDE's configuration) it sends a down key without any modifier. ...
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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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Manjaro openbox: Different keyboard layout for each window
I'm using manjaro openbox Illyria 18.0.2-2018520 and looking for an option for different language per application/window. I didn't see any option in keyboard setting. How can i set this?
similar ...
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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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Switching XKB group programmatically
Is there a way to switch group programmatically, without actually pressing a key that's bound to something like ISO_First_Group? I tried xdotool key ISO_First_Group, but that didn't work.
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What happens when type dead key “acute accent” then “o” to produce “ó”?
I'm on Belgian keyboard (/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/be) and when I type AltGrù it produces the dead key "acute accent", it waits for another key, o for example, to produce ó.
How can I change which ...
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Making shifted hyper super
I have the Happy Hacking keyboard, which only has one pair of extra
modifiers in addition to ctrl and meta. I want to use these for super
and hyper, and I don't want one for super and the other for ...
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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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Modifier as normal key
With xcape, it is possible to make a modifier act as a normal key when pressed and released. Is it possible to achieve this with xkb alone?
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Triggering actions from modifier combinations only
/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
shows various setxkbmap options; for instance it is possible to
switch the keyboard layout by pressing both shifts at the same time.
How might I get an arbitrary ...
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System wide mapping of a key combination to a single key
I've recently switched from macOS to Fedora, on macOS I used a tool called Karabiner Elements to map the key combinations
Ctrl+ö to [
Ctrl+ä to ]
Alt+ö to {
Alt+ä to }
I'm aware of a similar ...
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`us:2` mod in XKB configuration
This is my XKB configuration:
$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" ...
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Loading XKB mod earlier
My current user-local keyboard configuration is:
$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { ...
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How can I remap Left Control + ijkl to cursor keys
Based on this blog post, I'd like to use Ctrl + ijkl as cursor keys, without losing other common keybindings such as Ctrl + s, Ctrl + a, etc.
Using xkb, is there a way to remap Ctrl + i, Ctrl + j, ...
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Can I remap key combos to key sequences in Linux/X?
Using something like xkbmap, is there any way to translate a single complicated "key event" such as Ctrl-Super-F or some Korean unicode char to a sequence of simpler events, say C-x C-x C-a, so that a ...
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How can I configure xkb to switch layouts both ways?
If I run setxkbmap -layout us,us -variant altgr-intl,colemak -option grp:alt_space_toggle, I can switch from the AltGr-International layout to Colemak by pressing Alt+Space. But it doesn't work the ...
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prevent Qemu / Spice from grabbing keys that are bound elsewhere
My setup: Qemu with Spice display managed by libvirt running on
Linux with X11.
I’m looking for a way to preserve key bindings in the window
manager and the X server when a Qemu client is focused. A
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Why Tab can't be modified with ISO_Level3_Shift
I am using a 40 key keyboard called daisy, I want to have a consistent layout of all my keyboards. The tab can't modified to other keys is kind a waste of resources.
The relevant part in .Xmodmap is:
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How to make ISO_Level5_Shift work?
I wanted to add more levels to my keyboard layouts, so I decided to enable level5 key. I’ve already had level3 on Menu, and would like to map RAlt to ISO_Level5_Shift.
However, setxkbmap has no ...
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Execute script on external keyboard connection
EDIT: This is NOT a duplicate because the linked question is about external USB drives, not keyboards. The suggested command udevadm info -a -n sdb does nothing in helping to find the corresponding ...
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How to alter level 3 meaning of keys with XKB
I had a neat little hack to get German "Umlaute" on a US ANSI keyboard with XModap. When I hold Caps-Lock, I get Umlaute in the places where they are on a German keyboard. Here my .Xmodmap file
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Swapping sticky modifiers
You can turn on sticky modifier keys with
xkbset sticky
but is it possible to get a sticky Hyper when tapping Super and vice versa?
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execute command to swap caps lock and ctrl at startup
I'm a bit puzzled why this is not working as intended. My goal is to map the caps lock key to control. I'm using debian. For this I'm using the following command
/usr/bin/setxkbmap -layout "$(...
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How does xkb compilation work?
In a kind of "Linux from scratch" environment I have the problem that xkbcomp fails on startup of X. I found that I even can't compile keymaps on my standard Ubuntu machine:
xkbcomp -w 10 -R/usr/...
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Can I create additional keyboard shortcuts inside xkbconfig that switch to a particular language, instead of cycling?
My current keyboard config is quite complex, but the relevant line is:
setxkbmap -option -option 'grp:rshift_toggle, compose:rctrl' dmru,ru,ua &
Rshift now cycles through dmru, ru, and ua. ...
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KDE Custom Shortcuts don't work with special XF86 keys
I want to use an external numpad as a 'macro keyboard' with each key being able to perform a specified action. I have already created a custom xkb_keymap to map keys to XF86 symbols.
$ cat ~/.xinitrc
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How to have multipl 'level 3' modifier using xkb
I'm trying to improve my keyboard layout using xkb and it worked great using the default 4 levels (or should I say 2 levels? I don't really know the terms..
And when I'm at opening a parenthesis, I ...
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How can I set the keyboard layout for the login screen before the first successful login in CentOS 7?
I realize that by adding
setxkbmap xxx
we can change the keyboard layout in X server. It cannot survive logout/reboot, so we can add this line into $HOME/.profile to make it available when we log in,...
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Why does not keypresses to the pause/break key reach `xev`?
I'm running xfce and as far as I can see the pause key is not mapped as a hotkey. When pressing the pause key it only produces:
FocusOut event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001,
mode ...
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Switch between more than two keyboard layouts using modifier keys
I am currently able to temporarily switch my keyboard layout from US to Danish while holding caps, and toggle permanently using alt+space, with the following command:
setxkbmap -option "grp:...
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How do I know which key combination does what for the Dvorak international alternative layout?
So far, I can only figure it out by trial and error.
Right Alt + a = à
Right Alt + o = ô
Right Alt + e = é
Right Alt + u = û
Right Alt + i = î
Right Alt + 4 = €
Right Alt + , = ä
Right Alt + . = ê
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Turning the Escape key into a modifier that still acts as Escape when tapped
I use a tiling window manager (xMonad at the moment), and due to this I need a key that acts as the ‘control key’ for window management. Whenever I use a keyboard with Windows/Super/Mod4 keys, I use ...
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Advanced key mappings in linux
I am using manjaro i3 and am looking into revamping some of the key mappings I have made. Currently I am using xcape, xmodmap, and setxkbmap commands to remap the following keys:
caps to contol when ...
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How can I assign “control” functionality to the right super (windows) key in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc?
I am trying to assign "control" to my Super R key in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc.
So, I change
key <RWIN> { [ Super_R ] }
to
key <RWIN> { [ Control_R ] }
Then I start X and use xev ...
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XKB: modify layout to Multi-group with Mode_switch
I want to create a custom keyboard layout based on my German keyboard layout (de).
The idea is to have a two-group layout and have the Caps-Lock to be the Mode_switch key. That remap seems to work ...
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Why does setxkbmap always include the option capslock(ctrl_modifier)
Short background
I'm trying to write my own keyboard layout with the super/mod4/win-key in place of caps lock. But no matter what caps lock is instead bound to ctrl.
I'm currently on a 64 bit Ubuntu ...
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Beginner friendly Debian package for custom keyboard layout?
I have a custom keyboard layout that I want to install like this:
$sudo apt install my-custom-kbd-layout
Is this possible with Debian?
Because I started writing some python script to automate the ...
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Remap capslock and enter to control modifier
I want to remap two keys, not just one. Specifically, I want to:
Remap capslock to control and escape, and
Remap return/enter to control when it is pressed with another key.
Based on the two links ...
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How can I remap left-backspace to escape on the Colemak keyboard layout?
My keyboard setup is this command:
exec setxkbmap -layout us,us -variant altgr-intl,colemak -option caps:escape,grp:alt_shift_toggle
It maps caps lock to escape for qwerty, but in Colemak, there is ...
