Questions tagged [xmodmap]
xmodmap is a tool for manipulating keymaps and pointer button mappings in the Xorg environment.
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How to remap keys (menu to super) permanently globally in default xorg settings
If I remap keys for user with xmodmap xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = Super_R" settings disappear and stop working after some time or when I reconnect keyboard. So I'm looking for permanent ...
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How can I use xmodmap to remap keys when I have language layouts interfering?
I want to remap my "Alt+ijkl" keys to "up,left,down,right", but when I look for my key mappings with xmodmap -pke I get : keycode 31 = i I Cyrillic_sha Cyrillic_SHA rightarrow ...
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Remapping keypad keys with xkb
TL;DR I have a configuration for remapping keys in xkb, which I think should work. setxkbmap reads it without error, but there's no effect. I'm trying to remap my numpad keys to navigation keys. I ...
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Setting modifier using xmodmap
I am using GNU/Linux (Devuan) with the mate desktop and with i3wm. I would like to assign mod1 to Meta_L. If I show the current assignment with $ xmodmap I get mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd)...
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Mapping upper left esc key to fn
Is it possible to map the upper left esc key to fn? How? Apparently xmodmap is deprecated and you should use something like setxkbmap instead. I tried something like: xmodmap -e "keycode 1 = 464&...
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How to remap a regular key into a modifier key (Shift...) in Linux
On my new laptop keyboard, there's a strange key next to my shift key. Frankly it's useless to me and having a shorter shift key doesn't let me reach some of the combinations that I was used to. I'd ...
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setxkbmap and xmodmap often stop working
I have a script to: Set the keyboard layout to include accents Set capslock as mod when held Set capslock as escape when pressed It looks like this: setxkbmap -rules evdev -model evdev -layout us -...
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Xmodmap not working and changes not being register outside XEV
I am noob, so I'm a little overwhelmed by all of this. I am using manjaro. What I am trying to do is to remap the greater and less keys to the position of the colon and period since the keyboard I use ...
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