Questions tagged [keyboard]
Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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Can't find Georgian QWERTY on my clean Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation
I need to install Georgian QWERTY input source for keyboard but I can't find it in the settings. There are other versions like Georgian (Italy), Georgian(Mess) but no Georgian(QWERTY) which is what I ...
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Less engaging trema or umlaut key combination
the current setting for a trema or umlaut diacritic sign on a character is generally to use a combination of Compose + : + character. This is not the best way to work on texts in the Albanian language,...
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keys on the keyboard are not working sometimes
Some keys on the keyboard such as: "g" "h" "left alt" "esc" "up arrow" are not working full time.
However, after pressing some other keys ("s" "a" "d" and on) they start working all of them at once. ...
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How to change terminal emulatior keyboard shortcuts?
Is there a way to change command-line shortcuts such as copy and paste from Ctrl+Shift+c and Ctrl+Shift+v to Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v respectively?
I often accidently use the default system shortcuts Ctrl+c ...
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Figure out non working keys
Is there a way in Ubuntu to know which keys on the keyboard aren't working?
Except for pressing every key for figuring it out.
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1 of my 2 keyboards not working
I'm using Ubuntu 19.10 (Dual booted with Windows) for my laptop. Beside my laptop's keyboard, I'm using 2 more keyboards (just call them keyboard A & keyboard B).
When I'm working, my keyboard A ...
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How do I get keyboard to write Hiragana instead of Katakana?
I added the Japanese Layout in Keyboard preferences, however all the layouts look like being in katakana.
I suspect that the key that is to the left of the number 1 (above Tab and under Esc) could ...
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Enabling Macro Keys of Alienware 17R4 and utilizing them on Ubuntu 16.04
So I have an Alienware 17R4 that has 6 Macrokeys on the left side named: x,1,2,3,4,5
and 4 macrokeys on top of the keypad to the right side named: 6,7,8,9
On windows I can use the x macrokey to toggle ...
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Ctrl + Space is not working in a terminal after installing Cinnamon
I recently switched my desktop environment from GNOME to Cinnamon. In my terminal, I use tmux and have my prefix key mapped to Ctrl+Space. After the upgrade, Ctrl + Space stopped being captured by ...
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IBus Pinying input works incorrectly if non-latin language installed
I have English, Ukrainian, Russian, Greek and Chinese Pinyin input languages (ordered as switched by keyboard shortcut) on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit. If Pinying have been selected by keyboard shortcut the ...
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Assigning keyboard keys to mouse buttons (not vice-versa)
I use xbindkeys, and I want to map some of my keypad keys to be mouse buttons. I don't want to use mouse keys, because the layout doesn't work for my typing. Currently I do something like this:
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How to use a virtual keyboard inside Libre Office Writier?
My current laptop has a standard (QWERTY) English-Hebrew keyboard that came with my Dell Latitude laptop; nothing is customized.
I need to use Thai letters in general and in a Libre Office Writer (...
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Freezing keyboard and some functions
I'm new in Linux (using Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Bionic Beaver) and I have the following issue: When I start the PC and give it some use, at some point, my keyboard stop working, and some displays too, ...
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Cannot Control Keyboard Backlight With FN combination keys
I have a newly bought ASUS TUF FX505GD with backlit keyboard. It came with WIN10 preinstalled but installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS alongside it. But unfortunately right after installing ubuntu I noticed I ...
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Keyboard Stopped working after upgradeto 18.04
As stated in the title, my keyboard stopped working after upgrading to 18.04 from 16.04.
The keyboard works in GRUB and in recovery mode.
I already checked all the accessibility options.
I tried
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How to configure the triggers for my laptop's keyboard backlight?
I want my keyboard backlight to be generally disabled and glow only when I do a manual Fn-key toggle.
The problem is that I can not find a way to edit the files - trigger and start_triggers in /sys/...
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How disable programmatically notebook built-in keyboard before login screen
How can I disable a notebooks built-in keyboard - before the login screen.
I have a non functioning built-in keyboard on my notebook. In it's current state it types characters randomly. I am using an ...
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Ubuntu 19 very slow F-keys response and input language switch
Since I've updated to Ubuntu 19, I have been experiencing some slowness when I do things like:
use Fn keys to control hardware settings (display brightness, sound volume etc).
switch input language (...
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Switch workspace and move window shortcuts in Ubuntu MATE
I recently installed the MATE desktop environment and set up the workspace shortcuts. I use Ctrl + Alt + Arrows to switch between workspaces, and Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Arrows to move a window to ...
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Alt+Tab and Super+Tab not working after upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10
I just upgraded to Ubuntu Gnome 17.10 after 17.04 went out of support.
After the reboot finalizing the upgrade the Alt+Tab and Alt+Super stopped working.
However, the "Switch Application Windows" ...
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qBittorrent stuck zoomed out on monitor 2 only. Clearing ~/.config/qBittorrent and uninstall-reinstall doesn't help
I managed to zoom out with some weird gesture of the mouse and keyboard by accident. No matter what I do I can't figure out how to zoom back in with qBittorrent. It's unreadable as is.
Edit: It's ...
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Solaar (software for BT pairing of Logitech devices) is popping up with error message
Recently I'm having this problem: Solaar is sending error messages about my Logitech Wireless Mouse M525. Both the mouse and wireless keyboard are working properly.
Any idea how to fix it?
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How can I remap the Caps Lock key to be Shift Lock?
I would like Caps Lock to behave as if it were Shift Lock - so when you have Shift Lock on and press 1, it gives !. I am using GNOME, but if I can use a package for another DE on GNOME, I'm happy to ...
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How to permanently disable key repeating?
I did found this similar question but the problem still pops up now and then later after executing such command.
The problem came back after I open random applications. Sometimes after opening google ...
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Keyboard not working on Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2nd Generation (model 20A8)
Dear Ubuntu Community,
I just installed ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop thinkpad x1 carbon 2nd generation (model 20A8). But i never got the keyboard to work. It didnt work during the installation and I had ...
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Why does my lockscreen still use UK layout despite I've set my input to be US specifically? Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Since, I've (@) used in my password. I've to use (shift + ") to get '@' while on lockscreeen whereas as I'm logged in I've to use (shift + 2) for '@' which is fair.
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Left shift key triggers left alt
When I press the left shift key on Dell Multimedia keyboard it behaves like I have pressed the alt key instead.
Operating system: Ubuntu 18.04.3
Output from running xev -event keyboard :
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International US layout with distribution for tildes and quotes similar to Mac
I've acquired a US layout for my Ubuntu desktop and I've configured the keyboard with the US international layout. I also own a macbook and the layout is configured in a way that when I want to enter ...
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How to type umlauts with long key press?
On Mac, Android and iOS if you long press a you see something like this
Is there an easy way to set up something similar on Ubuntu? I don't even want that fancy bubble. It's enough to replace a to ä ...
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How do I get dead keys working?
I´d like to start by saying that i´ve searched other questions about this and none of the answers are working for me.
I´m using the standard Ubuntu 18.4 (gnome I think?) loading off a memory stick ...
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<Ctrl>-<Tab> switch between tabs in current application
I've recently installed Kubuntu 18.04.
I've found that CtrlTab doesn't switch between tabs in the current application.
I've gone to System Settings -> Shortcuts -> Global Shortcuts -> KWin
For "...
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How to Remap NUMLOCK Key to be DELETE?
Because of the layout of my keyboard, I want to have numlock permanently pressed and use the numlock key as a delete key. I can't seem to get this to work. Any ideas on how to do this would be ...
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xmodmap keyboard changes stop working after Logout and Login again
I run Lubuntu 19.10.
To disable "F11" and "Right-click" on the mouse I use xmodmap. I launch this during startup with the Lubuntu Autostart.
For the first login it works fine. After I logout and login ...
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When installing Ubuntu there is a handy app that enables testing which keyboard you actually have
When installing Ubuntu there is a handy app that helps you testing which keyboard layout you actually have attached to the computer.
Is there some way to relaunch this app_ The gnome settings require ...
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How to change the key for the latin alphabet key that I got asked to set up whole installing ubuntu 19.10?
While installing ubuntu 19.10 I got asked to set a key to switch to a latin alphabet (I use an azerty french keyboard) and ubuntu recommended to use the right alt key, so I used it but now due to it, ...
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How to remap (swap) Function and Control keys?
I've been trying to remap the Function (fn) and left Control keys on my laptop. I'm using xubuntu on a Macbook Air.
I found these answers to be extremely confusing and haven't tried using xmodmap ...
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My custom udev hwdb rule doesn't work
I'm using ubuntu 14.04 installed in EFI Mode, I tried to write simple udev rule which for all external USB keyboards will map capslock for escape. I use a lot of vim and plug and unplug keyboards ...
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How to use "3rd level of Caps Lock" as a compose key on Linux Mint 19.3 (based on Ubuntu 18.04)? [closed]
I'm trying to set up a convenient compose key to use for practicing Greek in duolingo. But, I don't want it to mess up my normal use of my laptop. I'm a developer by trade and use pretty much all of ...
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Set XKB options in my keyboard layout?
I used to use Debian and to use a keyboard layout with some Xkb options I edited the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf file like this:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "system-keyboard"
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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
layout: ...
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Can't insert characters with ^ and ¨ in snap softwares
I'm using Ubuntu 19.10, with a French keyboard (azerty).
On softwares installed with snap, like Slack or Spotify, I can't insert characters with circumflex (^) or diaeresis (¨).
I can insert these ...
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Ubuntu Budgie: How to use Alt+Shift to switch keyboard layouts?
I just installed the latest version of Ubuntu Budgie and I can't get Alt+Shift to switch keyboard layouts. I write articles almost every day using English and Greek and it's pretty annoying to change ...
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How to create a keyboard shortcut to emulate a specific keystroke (not a command)?
I am using Ubuntu 19.10 on a Mac, and so I do not have a Delete key on my keyboard.
To emulate that key, I can do Fn + Backspace but I would like to choose another combination of keys like Super + ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 VirtualBox Mouse click and keyboard not working
So let me start with a series of unfortunate events:
I wanted to update Nvidia driver and Cuda and that didn't go too well. I have been getting my VB stuck on started user manager for uid 121
As I ...
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Is there a Command + ` equivalent (cycle through windows)?
On the Mac, I use Command+` (the tilde) to cycle through windows in the current application (eg terminal or chrome). It's like Alt+Tab except only for the current application's windows. Possibly for ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 can't change language at login screen
I have accidentaly remove removed English language from 'Regional settings and languages' and now I cannot change my language to EN at the login screen. I have tried activating Screen Keyboard and ...
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How to switch off numeric keypad in BT keyboard
I've recently bought a compact Bluetooth keyboard. In Ubuntu, it works fine when wired, but when connecting it with Bluetooth, only some keys work, those around the U, and they correspond to a numeric ...
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Exiting from virtual terminal and automatically going back to X disables keyboard and mouse
When exiting from virtual terminal with automatic switch back to X the keyboard and mouse does not work any more.
Here is the sequence to reproduce the issue.
Hint: tty1 and tty2 are used by X for ...
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How to Map my enter key to a different key
I need of serious help my Enter key just got damaged and I can no longer use the terminal properly. I split drink on my keyboard, all the keys work fine except for the enter key.
So i wanted to ask ...
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How to Find Escape Sequences For Emacs and Elsewhere
For Ubuntu server version 18.04.3 Emacs does not recognize Alt and Shift keys the same way as the GUI. Emacs experts advised how to get the program to recognize those keys using escape sequences ...
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