Questions tagged [keyboard]
Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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How can I use English international with AltGr as input source in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
How can I use English international with AltGr as input source in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
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Mapping `del` functionality onto another key doesn't preserve single-press repeat functionality
My del key is working just fine with single-press repeat actin (i.e. if I keep it pressed, it keeps deleting characters) but if I try to map it (or the DEL functionality` onto another key, this breaks....
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Is there a way to swap the [Left Alt] key and [Tab] key on the keyboard?
Is there a way to swap the Left Alt key and Tab key on the keyboard?
Long story short I have a family member that lost their left-hand pinky and we want to remap the keys for them,
Their current ...
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Ubuntu thinks Windows key is right super
I'm on 20.04 Desktop, dual booting on a laptop with Windows.
Everything else works fine, but pressing the super key on my keyboard does nothing. I can press Super+A and it brings up the app overview ...
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left and right ctrl key behaviour
In certain applications trying to use ctrl-c to copy using the left ctrl key doesn't work but using the right ctrl key works as expected.
I'm on Ubuntu 21.10 but this has been happening in previous ...
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How to write a keyboard symbol, e.g. "~", with a key combination, e.g. CTRL+FN+`?
My 1 key broke and I just used the key-mapper program to move this key to the one on the left (the ~ key). Or in other words - I remapped the ~ key to take the functionality of 1.
My problem now is ...
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Document viewer locks scrolling at bottoms of pages
I use the down arrow key to scroll through PDF documents in document viewer.
However, when I reach the end of the page it does not scroll to the next page, and stays on the current page. Video: https:/...
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How to disable windows key, to not pop out the Advanced MATE Menu?
I use MATE Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04.
Advanced MATE Menu is at the left corner of the top panel.
Compared to the classic menu, the advanced menu has search ability, which I feel is more convenient.
But ...
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Browsers keep scrolling up and down by themselves seemingly in random order
I'm using a Dell laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows dual boot. For almost a month when I'm using my browser to read an article online or browse any long website, the page keeps jumping up and down ...
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F11 has suddenly become my screenshot key
I'm new to using Ubuntu on a PC (but many many years ago, worked developing shell scripts in Unix for several years), and am going through the pain of setting up my first Ubuntu PC from scratch. The ...
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How to Disable ctrl-alt-fx key combinations in 18.04
I have installed an application in 18.04 that requires the use of ctrl+alt+Fn keys in various combinations to function correctly. I would like to disable (or reprogram) the normal system key ...
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Set Keyboard Shortcuts to mean "Home" and "End"
While Lenovo does install some of the nicest keyboards on their ThinkPad line, I am forever frustrated by the placement of the Home and End keys. They're too far from the main keys to be useful. What ...
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Byobu keybindings toggle not working
I'm a user of Byobu and Midnight Commander. Hence, I liked the option of disable/enable Byobu key bindings with Shift+F12, but it doesn't work any more. I don't have any other key binding in this ...
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Keyboard very slow on Ubuntu 20.04 and 20.10 Gnome
I have the same problem now, like so many others since years...
Here is what I've done:
I've buied two brand new Cherry MX Board 3.0 s keyboards. Both I've plugged directly to Ubuntu 20.04 - one at ...
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Change the behavior of super key alone
I want to know whether there is a way to use super(win) key alone as shortcut without change its function as a modifier.
On ubuntu, by default, pressing and then releasing super key, without pressing ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 loses tweaked settings after plugging in docking station
I have some keyboard settings changed through the Gnome Tweak Tool, such as Ctrl on CapsLock, and change layout on R Alt.
But I'm experiencing problems with that settings when plugging in my laptop to ...
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Linux - How to use CAPS LOCK as both a SHIFT and BACKSPACE?
I want to be able to use the caps lock key on my keyboard as a shift key when I am holding it down and as a backspace when I release the key (given that I didn't press any other keys in that interval)....
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How to fix the @ and " buttons because they are switched
I just got the 20.04 LTS build and I noticed that the @ and " are switched.
How do I switch them back?
Other than that the build is perfect
Thanks
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How do we disable ctrl-alt-del on Ubuntu 20.04?
How do I disable Ctrl-Alt-Del logout in Ubuntu 20.04?
I followed this guide using these commands:
systemctl mask ctrl-alt-del.target
systemctl daemon-reload
However, the key combination is still ...
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Share or collect xubuntu keyboard shortcuts
Since I moved from Windows to Xubuntu as my work and personal OS, I tweaked a lot of keyboard shortcuts and now I'm feeling very comfortable with it.
I have two different users on this computer and I ...
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I want to create a custom keyboard layout for ubuntu 20.04
Is there an easy way to create a custom keyboard layout in ubuntu. I have seen the many posts about the custom keyboard layouts, but they seemed long for what I need. All need is an American keyboard ...
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Ubuntu Mate - Enable Compose key (and disable compose key behavior by default)
I have upgrade to ubuntu mate 20.04 yesterday and now my typing acts as though I have the compose key permanently pressed. If I want to type, say a back quote (`) or this acute (^) I must press the ...
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keyboard is not working after 1 or 2 minutes when connecting with ssh
when I connect using /usr/bin/ssh to VPS machines (centos 7), after some little time my keyboard is not working on terminal, when not using ssh I can use terminal normally.
My ubuntu version :
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How do I list absolutely every keyboard shortcut that Ubuntu/Gnome is using?
Sometimes there are shortcut key that I cannot see in settings (e.g., emoji key, or app overview, normally bound to ). So I've been looking for a way to list all shortcut keys. gsettings seems to have ...
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Remap Keyboard Keys based on what keyboard being used
I have a Dell XPS13 and I'm using a Keychron K2 keyboard. The keyboard layouts are different.
Is there a way of mapping different keys on the different keyboards? Either at the same time or some sort ...
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How to make keyboard behave like in Windows
I'm using Czech keyboard.
keycodes: evdev+aliases(qwertz)
types: complete
compat: complete
symbols: pc+cz+inet(evdev)
geometry: pc(pc105)
rules: evdev
model: pc105
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"º" and "<" swapped on spanish Apple Aluminum keyboard - Ubuntu 18.04
I have a spanish (european) Apple Aluminum keyboard hooked to my ubuntu'd Mac Mini, it works fine but the keys for < and º/ª are swapped, and they remain swapped, even though my keyboard seems to ...
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add accented character to american keyboard
I am using GNOME 3 on Ubuntu 19.04 and have a US keyboard and I would like to add the following keyboard shortcuts:
Alt+; = é
Alt+: = ö
Alt+' = à
Alt+" = ä
Alt+[ = è
Alt+{ = ü
and I need to set y as ...
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Make US International keyboard not put accents in all characters
I have Ubuntu 19.04 and I'm using the English US International keyboard layout because I want to use accented letters like á, ö, ã, etc. Everything works well, but maybe a little too well.
When I ...
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automation of shell script to read all its input from a file instead of a keyboard
Suppose I have a shell script which take inputs from keyboard. I want to write all the inputs in a file and then use that file for providing inputs to the script instead of using the keyboard. Is it ...
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How to make Diacritics be available with single key press on German keyboard layout
On the standard German keyboard layout in Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 Diacritic keys are handled as modifiers so that you first press the Diacritic key (e.g. `) and then the key for the base letter (e.g. a)...
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Error : Unable to start the zeroconf: Permission denied
I am trying to use Barrier-kvm for sharing Keyboard and mouse but can't start it. I'm getting this error.
Zero Configuration service
Unable to start the zeroconf: Permission denied.
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Fn-l puts computer to sleep
If I hold the Fn button and "l" key, the computer goes to sleep.
Where is this behavior defined?
I'm on a stationary computer, using Ubuntu 18.10
I'm using a Logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard
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Ctrl + Alt+ right/left is not consistent
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+right/left does two different things:
If I have no windows selected, it changes workspace
If I select a window, it takes the window to the half right/ left of the ...
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on version 18.04 i3wm have problem binding Keypads
i use i3wm as a graphical interface, and i use for example $mod+KP_1 to change to workspace 1, but when i upgraded to Xubuntu 18.04, this binding doesn't work anymore.i am unable to bind any KP_x to ...
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What kind of code do keyboard "custom shortcuts" accept
The first thing I've been taught to do when I use Debian or Ubuntu is to create a shortcut (in my case Ctr+Alt+T) to open a terminal. To do this I create a new keyboard shortcut (in the X system's ...
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How can I restore lost AltGr keyboard entry functions?
This question pertains to an installation of Xubuntu 16.04.3 LTS with current kernel 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64. I am running a Lenovo laptop W530 and the keyboard is a German one (QWERTZU).
Initial ...
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How do I install the Japanese keyboard layout in Lubuntu 18.10?
What must I do to type in Japanese?
I wish to use fcitx-mozc as Wakisaka recommends, but when I add 'Keyboard - Japanese' via Preferences > Fcitx Configuration, I get only a qwerty layout with Roman ...
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Keyboard layout for shortcuts stays national for some app on Ubuntu 18.04 gnome shell
The national keyboard layout of my computer is in French. I added in the settings language and region another layout (or "input source") which is English (US).
When I switch to that US layout, the ...
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Enabling Compose key with Tweaks doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04
I have a new installation of Ubuntu 18.04 dual boot with Windows 8.1, with (GNOME) Tweaks installed, I need compose key to type Brazilian accent words (à á ã ç), so I installed Tweaks, "US intl with ...
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How to configure characters composition without the compose key
I have the US keyboard layout, and I need to use accented characters. I don't want to use the compose key, the system should be able to display the correct accented characters just by typing the ...
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Enable Num Lock At Login Screen For Lubuntu
I have tried a few solutions to enable this option, but nothing is working. I am running Lubuntu 18.04 LTS
And what I have tried is
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sudo pcmanfm
/etc/xdg/lubuntu/lxdm/lxdm.conf
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Custom ComposeKey sequences in 18.04
How do I add user-defined compose key rules in Ubuntu 18.04? I turned my Compose key on using Gnome Tweaks (it's on CapsLock), created a .XCompose starting with these lines:
include "%L" # import ...
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How to create a hotkey to make left alt like right alt?
In Ubuntu 16, there was a hotkey option in the keyboard settings named something like "special key", which allowed me to type characters like <>{}
By default I have to type those characters by ...
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Is there an official folder in the home directory for storing keymaps?
I can add a custom xkb keyboard layout in
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
and acrivate it using setxkbmap.
The downside of storing data in this system folder is that it gets lost when xkb-data is ...
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Logitech wireless keyboard stops working after random intervals of time
I have a Logitech keyboard K830 which used to work perfectly
with Linux (Ubuntu 16.4 long term) but started malfunctioning after an
update around September 2017.
I always used the keyboard through ...
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Xubuntu 16.04 ctrl + a shortcut not working (to mark all text)
The shortcut ctrl + a should work system wide to mark all text in a document.
It does not work on my lenovo x220 laptop running xubuntu 16.04.
I tried firefox, libreoffice and gedit to test this ...
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How to get tty to recognise shift-F2 (and other key combinations)?
Firstly, apologies if my question or terminology doesn't make sense - I'm still wrapping my head around terminal, console, shell etc.
I can use the Shift+F2 shortcut in an application in a terminal ...
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How to stop keyboard cursor from behaving erraticly while typing ? (Ubuntu 17.10)
I have an Asus laptop and I am using its inbuilt keyboard to type. The cursor keeps jumping from place to place while I type and sometimes it even deletes the sentences I write.
I have tried using ...
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Making Umlauts in ubuntu 17.10 on a ThinkPad430
how do you do Umlauts in ubuntu 17.10? I need vowels with nipples!
I have a Think Pad T430
I can't find a 'compose' key under keyboards. I don't really know what 4th level means or where it is found,...
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