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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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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Permanently set layout for all keyboards in X11
On my laptop running Gentoo Linux with StumpWM as a window manager, I have a custom keyboard layout called daselt, which I'm using all the time. Until now I've set it by automatically running ...
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Debugging xkb layout under wayland
I have a custom layout, made with xkb, that I made back when I used X11. This ported to Wayland just fine.
Now I'm trying to make improvements to the layout. Testing my layout under X11 was a matter ...
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Modifiers not working when setting "custom" layout through Desktop Environment
I added a custom keyboard layout, noted, to my system using this guide. In a nutshell, I downloaded a file called custom and put it to the symbols folder:
curl 'https://dl.neo-layout.org/custom_noted' ...
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Layout `custom` not recognised by KDE keyboard layout settings
I want to get started with a new keyboard layout from the Neo family. It is Noted, and I tried to install it according to this guide. In a nutshell, I downloaded a file called custom and put it to the ...
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How can I add a functioning Control key to my keyboard layout?
I'm working on adding my keyboard layout to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols. So far it's going good, but I am having trouble with adding Control and Shift keys.
key <AC03> {[ NoSymbol, NoSymbol, ...
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How to change Caps lock shortcut from Shift+CAPS to Alt+CAPS
Debian Linux, which includes /etc/default/keyboard file to setup keyboard, both on console and X.
I have this line in it:
XKBOPTIONS="grp:caps_toggle"
Through this configuration, CAPS is ...
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Listen to keyboard layout change
I'd like to perform some actions when the user requests a keyboard layout change (via ibus/setxkbmap/wayland/gnome/plasma/…), notably in order to disable KMonad (otherwise the user-defined layout ...
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Understanding the keyboard input stack on desktop Linux, esp. compose keys
For context, I'm trying to track down a bug in Compose key handling that I experience on Fedora 39 with GNOME on Wayland, discussed here and here. However, my question is more general. I'm trying to ...
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Trouble using a Qt 6 application on an older (SLES 15) machine
I'm trying to run an app which apparently uses some Qt6 capabilities on my SLES 15 SP5. When I do that, I get the following error message:
qt.qpa.plugin: From 6.5.0, xcb-cursor0 or libxcb-cursor0 is ...
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xkb utf8 symbols but no syms
Fedora 39 here, but this should apply in general for any linux.
My ~/.xkb/symbols/my has this (part):
replace key <FK01> {
[ F1, F1, {H,e,l,l,o}, {W,o,r,l,d}, XF86_Switch_VT_1 ]
};
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How to define a new xkb type and make it the defaul for a specific layout?
I am a Java programmer and I often need to write lots of text in Hungarian, German or Slovak. Quite often, I have to do all simultaneously, which makes constantly switching between different layouts ...
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How to make one keystroke emit three Unicode characters in a custom keyboard layout in Linux Mint?
I have created a custom keyboard layout for my regional language
by editing different files. It works fine except for one problem.
One of the characters needs three Unicode characters in combination,...
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what keeps turning off stickykeys and how do I stop it?
I have xkbset st -twokeys in ~/.xsession file. My process list is (mine, not system):
winbindd: domain child
/lib/systemd/systemd --user
(sd-pam)
/usr/bin/pipewire
/usr/bin/wireplumber
/usr/bin/...
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KDE - Map left and right `Alt` keys independently
When creating shortcuts, the left and right Alt keys map to identical references.
Is there a way to create a shortcut for both individually
so that RAlt+Key1 and LAlt+Key1
can point to different ...
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