Questions tagged [setxkbmap]
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Using a custom keyboard map
I'm trying to not overwrite /usr/share/X11/symbols/us, even thought I've been doing that for years.
So I added to ~/xkb/jpic, a copy of dvorak-alt-intl from /usr/share/X11/symbols/us, since that's ...
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How to map space to control and unmap win from Hyper_L using xkb/setxkbmap
I am trying to make my space act as control by default (and as space when tapped by using xcape) and to make capslock act as the only hyper modifier. I have a working configuration for this in xmodmap,...
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Mapping capslock to printscreen key using setxkbmap
I am trying to map my caps-lock key to the print-screen key. Looking up in the /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules directory, and searching for print, prnt etc., I found out that the key is called one of
prsc
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xmodmap: `Shift+CapsLock` -> `Delete` returns error bell
Because CapsLock has the keycode 66 on my English_US keyboard layout, the command
xmodmap -e "clear Lock" -e "keycode 66 shift = Delete BackSpace"
turns CapsLock into the Delete key and Shift+...
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How do I permanently map Shift-Right to PageUp on xubuntu?
I got myself a laptop and the keyboard is slightly goofed up because the right Shift key is in a place where I have typically had the PageUp key. So, I wanted to figure out how to remap the right ...
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Using setxkbmap to have | Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper |
Want to set a keyboard layout in the following way
Keys: Hyper, Alt, Ctrl, Space-Bar, Ctrl, Alt, Hyper
Perhaps using setxkbmap. I use a US 104-Key Mechanical keyboard, and want a Dvorak Layout, with ...
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How to replace menu key with capslock and capslock with left control using xkb
I followed the instruction here by defining my own xkbsymbols
partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "replace_Menu_Capslock" {
replace key <COMP> { [ Caps_Lock ] };
replace key <CAPS> { [ ...
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Changing languages rapidly causes Linux to crash
So I'm running Xmonad on my college computer (which runs Kubuntu) and whenever I leave my desk, instead of using x-screensaver which is incredibly buggy and slow, I just change to another workstation, ...