Questions tagged [remapping]
Remapping the keyboard so that a certain key or key combination will execute some other key or combination.
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How can I remap a key that triggers multiple events?
I recently bought a small folding keyboard that has a .com key (which I never use) but doesn't have a del(ete) key which I use a lot. Using xev I see that pressing .com triggers a bunch of events:
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How to permanently remap Caps Lock into Esc key on Ubuntu 22.04.3 with Wayland display server
My goal is to PERMANENTLY remap CAPSLOCK into ESC key under Ubuntu 22.04.3 with Wayland display server.
Second requirement is to do it without installing additional software.
I need it for VIM, to be ...
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Remap tmux prefix shortcut of control b
I tried to remap tmux prefix shortcut from control b to control / by
unbind-key C-b
set-option -g prefix C-/
bind-key C-/ send-prefix
but not fulfill the expectation, how is the correct way to ...
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Using dconf write or gsettings set several times overwrite the previous command
I would like to remap several different keys of my keyboard.Namely: I want to remap caps Lock to escape function and remap left alt to right alt function. For this I used the following commands:
dconf ...
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Remap several key: Alt_L key to have the same behavior as Alt_R (or Alt gr) + remap caps lock to escape
I want to change the behavior of the Alt_L key on my keyboard (keycode 64) so that it has the same behavior as the Alt_R (keycode 108 or Alt gr) on Ubuntu 22.04.
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How to remap (only) mouse keys? (special case)
I've remapped some mouse keys to help me navigate in firefox, later I'll extend the use to other applications.
In particular, I remapped button 4 of the mouse so that the active web page scrolls up at ...
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Remapping of key with xmodmap is detected by xev but not by other apps?
So as I bought a laptop with a foreign keyboard (qwerty but I type in azerty most of the time) I don't have any dedicated key for chevrons (<>). That's annoying, so I want to remap my right ...
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How to make a keyboard shorcuts using 'windows/super' + 'alt' + letter
I'm trying to make keyboard shortcuts using Super+alt+something, the problem is that Super+alt sometimes behaves as just Super making shorcuts as Super+alt+L same as Super+L. but even worst, when I ...
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Remap Ctrl+, and Ctrl+. to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V
Can I somehow define a remapping where F12 toggles a new layer in which Ctrl+, acts as Ctrl+c and Ctrl+. acts as Ctrl+v?
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How to trigger `Fn` key when CTRL, ALT or SHIFT are pressed?
I want to avoid pressing the Fn key as much as possible. It's fine pressing only Fn + F.. but it's annoying when is a combination involving 3 or more keys.
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I want to press Alt + F2 instead of Alt ...
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reassigning 'Tab' key to 'insert' key
Background: I am running Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. I am new to Linux. I do not have a programming or computer science background.
Problem: I am trying to reassign the function of 'Tab' to the 'Insert' key ...
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How to change keyboard layout by switching 1234567890 with !@#$%^&*() with Shift or Num Lock keys?
What I would like to do is, instead of pressing Shift+1 or Shift+2 to see ! or @ respectively, have by default ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) instead of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0, and maybe if I have my NumLock ...
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How to map special key combination to SIGINT with stty
I understand that stty intr ^C (which is also the default) sets CTRL+C to send an interrupt to a process.
I would like to understand how to send other combinations that are not only CTRL plus a key (e....
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How to remap Caps Lock to letter key, such as "a"
There are many questions on here about remapping Caps Lock to another special key, such as Ctrl or Esc. However, I want to map Caps Lock to the A key. (My keyboard's physical A key broke, so when I ...
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Swap vert & horiz scrolling: remapping buttons has no effect
My mouse has a vertical and horizontal scroll wheel. I would like to swap them so that the original vertical wheel controls horizontal scrolling and vice versa.
So far:
I have used xev to identify ...
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How to change mouse button assignments using libinput
So, before 22.04, I was able to reprogram my Kensington 4-button mouse using xinput. Now under Wayland, I can get the information from libinput, but I see no way to remap the buttons.
Here is the ...
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xmodmap remappings not working correctly in all applications
I remapped some of my keys using a Mode_switch with the following .Xmodmap
! remove Caps Lock
clear lock
clear mod1
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Shift = Caps_Lock
keycode 66 = Alt_L Meta_L Escape
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why doesn't my map command work in vi/ex?
I'm just learning how to use the vi editor, and was trying to make use of the following map command in my .exrc file:
map K 0I^I^[j0O^I^[j0
That is what appeared when I created the map in ex mode and ...
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How can I remap Home to F5 and End to F11?
I've edited the /use/share/X11/xkd/pc file to remap some keys, but I can't quite figure out how to assign Home and End to F5 and F11.
Any assists?
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Turn Caps Lock key into delete key
Using Kubuntu on a Macbook there is no delete key. Delete can be done with Backspace+Fn, but there is only one Fn on the farthest corner from Backspace, so that a delete action requires both hands.
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Custom keyboard shortcuts keypresses
I'm looking for a solution to map keyboard shortcuts to keypresses in a gnome DE. In scope of this question I'll use the example of mapping meta+2 to F2. It doesn't seem to work with xdotool. E.g., ...
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Mapping Left `Ctrl` and `fn` keys in Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
So I've spent a solid couple of hours trying to figure out how to remap a couple of keys on a Lenovo ThinkPad T440p laptop. This article from 2020 got me pretty close. It uses the xmodmap command to ...
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Remapping Keyboard Keys to mouse buttons on Ubuntu 18.04
I would like to use keyboard buttons for left and right mouse clicks. I found this answer that describes remapping mouse buttons to keyboard keys. Can I use this method 'in reverse' to map keyboard ...
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How to remap escape, tilde, and quotes on 21.10 with xkb options
I would like to swap the backtick/tilde key with escape and also single and double quotes by creating new options to be picked up.
I already have caps lock and left control swapped as well as parens ...
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Key chords via xmodmap in 20.04
On macos I use a fabulous tool, Karabiner Elements, to obtain the ability to use the return key as a control modifier key when typed with another key. Same for the caps lock key.
Now that I am moving ...
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Remap Logitech T400 middle click
I have a Logitech T400. This mouse has two "middle click buttons":
Button A is mapped to the regular middle click, which is what I want. But button B is mapped to Super L which is useless, ...
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Xubuntu change/remap `home` key to backspace
I want to remap the home key to do the same as the backspace. I have looked through this page, but couldn't find any references to the home key in the file it talks about, but maybe I am looking in ...
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Mapping multi-key shortcut involving Super_L in Ubuntu 20.04
I recently moved from Mac as my primary workstation to Ubuntu. And it has been a struggle... which I found to be surprising because before moving to Mac (5 years ago) I was on Ubuntu for a decent ...
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Hyper-key u --> Like Arrow-Up
I made CapsLock the Hyper-key via gnome-tweaks
Sorry, I have only the german screenshot. "Feststelltaste" means "CapsLock"
Now I would like to map
Hyper-u to Arrow-Up
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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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How to remap symbols on the right shift key (for all layouts)?
My alphanumerical key for '1' and '!' (the very left of the number keys) broke. So, I edited, against the advice in some articles, the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us and remapped the '1' and '!' ...
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Map Right Alt to Spacebar including in key combinations
I am working on a laptop with a broken spacebar, so I re-mapped the right alt key to the spacebar with:
xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_R = space"
This works well, except it seems like the right alt ...
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How to remap the key combination to change to the next tab in my browser (Ubuntu 21.10)?
I’m using Ubuntu 21.10
I want to change the key command used to switch browser tabs to mimic what I do on Mac (Alt+Shift+⇠ / ⇢), instead of Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
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How to persistently map Capslock to ESC and Ctrl so that it still works after suspend/resume
I'm using the following lines in my ~/.xprofile on Ubuntu 20.04 to map Capslock to ESC and Ctrl:
# make CapsLock behave like Ctrl:
setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
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Remap a key combination to another combination, e.g. AltGr+C -> Ctrl+C, under Wayland
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Under Wayland, can I somehow bind AltGr + C to Ctrl + C?
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I basically want to ask this question, but for GNOME on Wayland. This means that answers involving AutoKey and xbindkeys wont ...
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ranger replace space in filenames
I made map for moving file to Downloads directory but it cause problem if file has space
map dD console shell mv %s /home/${USER}/Downloads
Ofc I know that I can give their "" but it will ...
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Why doesn’t this key remapping work in several GNOME applications?
I’d like to remap ] to Delete. I’ve tried setting this in an XKB layout:
key <AD12> { [ Delete ] };
This works in Firefox, GNOME Terminal, and LibreOffice. However, nothing happens when I press ...
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Remap "special" Keys on HP keyboard
I bought a new HP notebook (elitebook) with an extremely awful keyboard functionality. For example, I don't have an insert key, but I have a phone-dial and phone-hangup key (right upper corner):
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Simple Keyboard Remap Question
I want to use my Caps Lock key as Super+A key, but remapping solutions that I found do not support the feature. Do you know how to command something by pressing the specific key?
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Laptop Fn key code for bindsym in i3wm
I am using i3wm with ubuntu 20.04. I would like to Fn+Left/Right work as End/Home like in my previous laptop. I know how to make bindsyn in i3wm config but I cannot find Fn code. I used xev but it ...
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map Apple keyboard EJECT key to delete on Ubuntu 20.04
followed this great instruction https://askubuntu.com/a/1019659/786192
but it didn't work for me. I then took a more aggressive approach and edited /lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-keyboard.hwdb directly by ...
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Key remapping reversal coupled to built-in device disconnection
I have 3 keyboard languages in my Ubuntu 20.
A key < > needs to be corrected by:
xmodmap -e "keycode 94 = less greater"
As far as I remember having Ubuntu 19 need not further steps.
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How to remap Menu key to Super?
I'm running Ubuntu MATE 20.04 on an old Toshiba Satellite that has a menu key instead of a second Windows/Super key, and I'd like to remap it so that it functions as Super.
So far, I've tried xev | ...
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My system only see 8Gb instead of 12Gb memory, can you help me please?
Help me please!
I have a MSI H55M-P31 motherboard with an i7 870 @ 2.93 GHz processor.
Both of them supports memory up to 16Gb.
I have installed 2x4Gb and 2x2Gb.
My system only see 8Gb total, the ...
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Broke one letter key of my laptop's keyboard and want to remap it on the right Window's key
Some days ago I accidentally spilled some soda on my laptop and broke one of the keys, specifically the letter 'v'. The computer isn't actually mine so I'm ordering another replacement to the keyboard ...
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Swapping CapsLock key for hyper
i tried doing this by running a .Xmodmap script at startup but it just doesn't work, I've seen a lot of threads with people (maybe) fixing it, but i just can't!
I've also seen some threads about using ...
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No 'Super Key' on IBM Model M keyboard
So I have a IBM Model M keyboard because it is just the best keyboard ever manufactured....
Thus being said I have no 'Super key'. So I am missing a lot basic functionality. So my question is, how do ...
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20.04 - Map right Alt key as Menu key
Ubuntu 20.04.1, Gnome 3.36.3, XOrg 7.7, fresh install on an HP laptop computer (17-by1xxx).
This laptop keyboard does not have a Menu key (ie. a key that activates a context menu in an application - ...
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Mapping Super+Left to Home in xkb config file
I have following file in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/uscz and I want to remap Super+Left combination to Home button and Super+Right to End. Is it possible?
default partial alphanumeric_keys
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Caps-lock remapping stops working
I have caps-lock key remapped to control, which usually works fine, but after some uptime and one/more suspend/awake cycles* this mapping breaks, and caps-lock reverts back to the default behavior -- ...
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