I want to set custom shortcut to change keyboard layout using setxkbmap. For example win_caps (Win+CapsLock). This option is not listed in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
How can I achieve this?
- 1You'll have to define your own custom option (example).don_crissti– don_crissti2015-11-23 14:21:29 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2015 at 14:21
- @don_crissti I haven't got a time to try to write it with all the grasp I could gather, but after a hour or so browsing through the Internet I still didn't get how to write custom grp toggle option. If you could at least give me a link to some kind of comprehensive xkb configuration guide I would greatly appreciate it.ddnomad– ddnomad2015-11-27 23:35:45 +00:00Commented Nov 27, 2015 at 23:35
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You'll have to define a custom option e.g. win_caps_toggle.
Add the following definition to your /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/group:
// toggle using win + capslock as combo partial modifier_keys xkb_symbols "win_caps_toggle" { key <CAPS> { type[Group1]="PC_SUPER_LEVEL2", symbols[Group1] = [ Caps_Lock, ISO_Next_Group ] }; }; and the following description to your usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst:
grp:win_caps_toggle Win+Caps Lock anywhere under the grp section (e.g. under grp:caps_toggle).
You can then run
setxkbmap -option grp:win_caps_toggle to set Win+CapsLock as the shortcut that changes the keyboard layout.
Note: this solution doesn't work with gnome 3. I think in order to make it work some stuff has to be disabled in gnome; I've tried disabling gnome-settings-daemon keyboard plugin and mutter overview key but no go. Works fine with other DE's though.
- Thanks a lot! I'll try to implement this tomorrow, as I'll have time for it. And please, can you give me a link to some kind of docs that would explain the process of xkb configuration?ddnomad– ddnomad2015-11-30 21:00:30 +00:00Commented Nov 30, 2015 at 21:00
- I think this doesn't work in gnome because gnome-shell implements differently the work with XKB. Sorry for not being more specific, I don't speak XKB.Hi-Angel– Hi-Angel2016-10-19 13:45:46 +00:00Commented Oct 19, 2016 at 13:45