Remapping Caps Lock to Compose
Because I now and then need to use scandinavian letters despite using US Dvorak as my layout, I would like to use Caps Lock as a compose key. (I don’t need Caps Lock at all, I’m not a forum troll)
keyboard-layout
Override a few keycodes with XKB
I want to shuffle a few keys around with XKB. (Why? On a laptop where some keys are inconveniently located.) I currently use xmodmap:
Create and set custom keyboard layout
I want to create and set a custom keyboard layout with setxkbmap. I created a file in ~/.xkb/prog with this content:
Insert both characters if a dead key combination is not recognized (e.g. ‘a → á, ‘b → ‘b)
When I use any variation of English, US international (with dead keys,altGr dead keys or alternative) on my Linux Mint machine I always encounter this behaviour.
When I press one of these keys: ' " and then follow them with a ‘non-accentable’ character like a [ or a b no output comes out at all.
Unable to simulate Ctrl+Shift+Fn+F10 Key press
I have an ubuntustudio 16.10 64 bit on an IBM Thinkpad E431. I am able to launch an app from a shell script, but the next step involves pressing Ctrl+Shift+F10 On my notebook I need to press the button Fn before F10 . I use xfce Desktop. I am unable to simulate this in a shell script. I had also disabled my touchpad but did not help.
On an Apple Keyboard under Linux, how do I make the Function keys work without the fn modifier key?
I use an Apple wired keyboard on Linux. By default the function keys (F1, F2, F3, etc) require the fn key to be pressed for them to work. Without the fn key, these keys control the features like Screen Brightness, Volume, and Music Track Control.
Relationship of keyboard layout and xmodmap
I’m using Xubuntu. Before login I can choose a keyboard layout. I’m using xmodmap for remapping some keys.
Map Super+[Left|Right] to Home/End
How do I map key “Super” so, when combined with Left/Right, it produces keycode Home/End?
Save setxkbmap settings?
I’m having trouble setting my keyboard settings to swedish, running Raspbian on a raspberry pi. I’ve tried everything and the only thing that worked was the command setxkbmap se.
How to make Compose work in GTK and Qt apps?
I used Gnome for a long time, but preferred vanilla X input method (xim) over the default GTK behaviour. I just set GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE environment variables to xim, and didn’t have any problem with multiple-layout config, Compose key, custom ~/.XCompose and misc:typo typography extensions.