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21 questions linked to/from How to add a new keyboard layout (Custom keyboard layout definition)
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Remapping arrow keys to alt+j/k/l/i
I've just spent a good while trying to make this happen, but I'm just stuck on the basic hello world example.
I've navigated to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols and edited the us file (since I use a ...
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Remap arrow keys to a new key combination [duplicate]
The Left, Up and Down keys on my keyboard are broken and won't register any key codes. I have tested it using xev.
I would like to make the following keys trigger the key codes associated with the ...
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Make new variant keyboard layout available in Settings?
I’ve edited the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/gb to add a new variant keyboard layout. However, it's not showing up as available to add in Settings > Text Entry. How can I get this list to refresh, ...
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How to install the яшерты russian phonetic keyboard in Ubuntu 18.04
This is yet another question on the subject, the others were closed, but without providing enough help to get me going.
So, when I go to Language and Region settings I can install a яверты Russian ...
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Own keyboard layout
I'm working with us and de layouts.
Is it possible to edit/add some symbols to us layout? I would like to have some German letters on us layout:
AltGr+o=ö, AltGr+Shift+o=Ö
AltGr+s=ß,
AltGr+a=ä, ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 custom keyboard layout doesn't work
I'm spent hours trying to get this to work, and I have no idea, what I'm doing wrong. I must admit, that I'm fairly new to Ubuntu, so I might be missing something obvious.
I've read several questions ...
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Creating a custom text entry input source (keyboard layout) based on an existing one [duplicate]
How can I create a modified copy of an existing text entry layout?
To be more specific, I'd like to add the parenthesis ( ) and # symbol to the Armenian (alternative phonetic) layout by sacrificing ...
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What's a good program to generate new character symbols?
I want to create a new character symbol. I don't want to create an entire font, or change any keyboard settings. I just wanna draw a single character that I can then copy, and paste it in a text.
I'm ...
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Russian ЯШЕРТЫ keyboard on ubuntu? [closed]
I need to have a russian phonetic ЯШЕРТЫ keyboard on Ubuntu. I have ЯВЕРТЫ but I need ЯШЕРТЫ. I couldn't find it in text entry settings. Should I download it from somewhere or am I just not seeing it?
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Making a custom keyboard layout for Khmer language
Due to medical reasons four years ago I had to switch to Dvorak keyboard. Back then I was using Windows and created a custom keyboard layout for Khmer language (I'm a native) myself, but now I'm on ...
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AltGr not recognised on ubuntu 23.04 (is working on 22.04)
I have three systems:
laptop, running 22.04, where alt-gr works.
2 desktops on 23.04 where it does not.
I've tried to match keyboard/localization configs as best as I could, but it's no good.
This ...
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Modify an existing keymap
This questions pops up every now and then and there are numerous answers, all of which may have been correct when they were written but somehow do not (always?) apply anymore.
I want to use a modified ...
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Setting an additional modifier key for a custom layout [duplicate]
For anyone interested, and anyone who knows something about this, I have a question.
Can I somehow use xmodmap or xkb to add a third modifier key to my keyboard layout?
What I mean:
If the layout ...
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Change of key promted change of numeric layout
In Ubuntu 22.04, I changed two keys in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols se
After a reboot, the keys got remapped correctly. But after a second reboot, it seems my entire numeric row has changed ...
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How can I create new language layout in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I need a tutorial tour about creating a new language layout with a different name for Ubuntu, downloadable for all and which everyone can install them on their Ubuntu OS.
I was searched on internet ...
