Questions tagged [xbindkeys]
Questions about xbindkeys, a program that allows user to launch shell commands with keyboard or mouse under X Window.
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Program mouse's drag and drop to a keyboard key
I'm trying to program with xbindkeys and xdotool one of my keyboard keys (key 1, the one that types 1 and !) to act like a mouse's left button, so that I can click, drag and drop, and so on. The ...
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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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Using xbindkeys to assign suspend to Pause/Break key
Xbindkeys sure has a person doing some "fancy dancing" trying to get a command assigned to a key.
Using material from here,
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xbindkeys#GUI_method
This is in ....
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New keyboard has no sleep button
I got a new keyboard(Lenovo) but it has no sleep key which I use very frequently.
I have a script to do the suspension.
Can I take a rarely used key, like the Pause/Break key and cause it's pressing ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 custom hotkeys to change keyboard layout
I'm trying to change Ubuntu 20.04's behavior in the following way: I want Left Alt to switch keyboard layout to English and Right Alt to switch it to Russian. I also want to keep all my Alt+smth ...
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Keyboard remap [Alt_L] + {ijkl} as arrow {Up, Left, Down, Right}
I want to use 'ijkl' together with alt to act like arrow keys.
i.e. Alt+i = Up , Alt+K = Down etc.
I have tried xmodmap following this answer. The answer says that Alt modified key is the third column ...
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Bind "workspace down" and "workspace up" to mouse buttons using Xbindkeys on Ubuntu 20.04
The standard shortcut to switch workspaces are Ctrl+Alt+Pgdown or Ctrl+Alt+Pgup and I want to bind these commands to buttons in my mouse. Therefore, I can achieve what I want using xbindkeys and ...
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xte stopped working after upgrading to ubuntu 21.04
I use xbindkeys to copy and paste using mouse 8 and mouse 9 buttons.
It worked with ubuntu 20.10 but since I upgraded to 21.04, it stopped working in some applications.
The issue seems to be coming ...
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xbindkeys double counting keypresses (not distinguishing between press and release)
I have a Logitech g502 Proteus mouse, and want to use the "Back" and "Forward" mouse buttons (typically used with browser).
I verified with xev that the mouse button presses are ...
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How to access extra mouse buttons on Wayland?
Since unfortunately Gnome does not offer any option to configure additional mouse buttons I used to achieve this simple goal by writing a tedious configuration file for xbindkeys.
What I wanted was ...
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Xbindkeys updates only after reboot
I am making a desktop application by using xbindkeys underhood, so I want to xbindkeys hotkeys be updated without reboot of computer. Now I should run xbindkeys -p and do reboot to update it and work ...
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xbindkeys works only on verbose mode, ubuntu 20.04
My xbindkeys works only on -verbose mode, without this mode, it doesn't react to my hotkeys.
xbindkeys -v
displayName = :0
rc file = /home/yerlan/.xbindkeysrc
rc guile file = /home/yerlan/.xbindkeysrc....
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xbindkeys can't capture extra mouse buttons on KDE 5
I am trying to use my extra mouse buttons for something useful.
In Xfce it worked flawlessly, but in KDE it seems xbindkeys can't capture the mouse buttons.
xbindkeys -n shows a warning there is a ...
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How configure a mouse key to work as a super key
The super key (windows key) is very useful, it displays all opened windows and It makes easy and fast to move between them. I want to configure one of mouse's buttons to work as a super, but it doesn'...
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xbindkeys + xvkbd works, but xbindkeys + xdotool fails
Here is the relevant part of my .xbindkeysrc file. The first commented line gives you idea of what I am trying to achieve.
# System-wide equivalence of Shift-Del, Ctrl-Ins, Shift-Ins and Ctrl-X, Ctrl-...
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How to temporarily disable aa key on the keyboard after pressing it?
I spilled beer in my mechanical keyboard and ever since it tends to repeat the "a" key whenever I press it (yes, I've cleaned it several times, used aalcohol, etc.). I tried to mitigate this issue ...
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Emulating the left mouse click with the help of xdotool and xbindkeys
I want to emulate the left mouse click with the help of xdotool and xbindkeys and have the following:
"xdotool 1"
Alt+w
in ~/.xbindkeysrc;
the problem is that Alt also gets clicked in the ...
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How to rebind the "fn" key to mouse button 4
I want to rebind my FN key to my mouse button, but I'm having some issues. Currently using xbindkeys but have no idea how to configure it to what I need to do. Using 18.04. Thank you in advance!
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More than one letter in an xbindkeys binding
Is there a way to configure a shortcut in xbindkeys that utilises multiple letters? e.g., I'd like to have alt + a + e bound to a command
I've already tried using xbindskeys -k but no luck :( Is it ...
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Remap Super+Left to the Home button
I want to remap Super+Left key combination to the Home button. I tried tools like xdotools, xte and xbindkeys, but for some weird reason it worked only on Firefox, and not on any other window.
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How do I make xbindkeys not stop the original function of my key?
I don't remember where or how I got this script, but it works perfectly... Apart from making me unable to use my middle mouse button.
;; This configuration is guile based.
;; http://www.gnu.org/...
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Xbindkeys launches correctly application for the first time only
When I put the following line in ~/.xbindkeysrc GNOME correctly launches application vlc.
"vlc"
XF86Calculator
The problem is that I'd like to run a shell script. When I put the following in ~/....
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How do you reload XBindkeys in Ubuntu
I have tried a number of options to reload xbindkeys after changing the configuration file (my configuration file is located at ~/.xbindkeysrc). Nothing seems to work. The configuration file should ...
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problem binding arrow keys with xbindkeys
I'm trying to bind ctrl+win+p to act as an "UP" arrow key. I'm going to use xbindkeys so first of all I start xbindkeys -k to see the code for this combination. It gives me such an output:
set@set001:...
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Pop up keeps appearing in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
I have bound my mouse buttons to certain actions (changing music tracks) using xbindkeys. This pop up appears only when vlc is not running and I click one of the mouse buttons.
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How to set xbindkey separately for Trackpoint, Trackpad and Mouse?
I have configured my Logitech MX-Revolution Mouse via xbindkeys on kUbuntu 18.04. I set up the extrabuttons on the scrollwheel (left/right swipe) to play the next/previous song.
My problem is, that ...
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Problem with remapping graphics tablet buttons to keyboard shortcuts
I have a cheap xp-pen tablet with 8 extra buttons. I'd like to map them to keyboard shortcuts, such as Ctrl-Z, to use with Krita/Gimp/etc, but vendor's utility more looks as a proof-of-concept.
I ...
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How to use xbindkeys to activate a minimized window?
In Autokey I used this script to be run on pressing hotkeys [Alt+X] and Activating window named 'Add'
window.activate('Add', switchDesktop=False, matchClass=False)
How is it possible to do it in ...
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Binding Mouse Button to Another Mouse Button with xbindkeys - XEV bugs out
I have a Logitech M720 Mouse that I'm hoping to bind the side button (usually page forward) to the middle click button - something that I've done on my Windows with Logitech Options.
After ...
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Button release does not work with xbindkeys
Following this tutorial, I'd like to map the page-forward button of the mouse (i.e. b:9) to Shift_L. However, using the tools xte and xbinkeys the button-down works, but the button-release does not. ...
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Change global environment variable using a script that is started using xbindkeys?
TLDR:
I have a simple shell script that flips an environment variable from value foo to bar, or the other way round, depending on its current value.
I use F12 to trigger this script, and I know that ...
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How can I swap my backspace and backslash?
I want it like this:
BackSpace -> backslash
Shift + BackSpace -> bar
backslash -> BackSpace
I tried to use xbindkeys and xdotool, but I couldn't get it to work. This is what I had in my ....
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Can key presses be throttled on Linux?
I've got a keyboard (razor black widow stealth) that is malfunctioning in such a way that it periodically sends duplicate key presses for various keys (h and n) so far. I'm looking for ways to delay ...
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xbindkeys and xdotool does not work for Enter or Return
I try to bind some keys to other keys via xdotool commands in .xbindkeysrc. Everything works fine but I cannot simulate Enter by any key. Neither of the following commands work.
"xdotool key KP_Enter"...
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Map key to a script in Ubuntu 18.04.1
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.1 Bionic Beaver using an HP Pavilion laptop. My laptop has a key for toggling airplane mode. Using xev, I found out that it has keycode 255. I've saved the following code at /bin/...
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Xbindkeys in 18.04, mouse actions not done on first button click
My problem is related to button mappings on my mouse, via Xbindkeys, that are not working in a consistent manner. The short version is that using a mapped button action is doing "something else" in ...
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xbindkeys + xmacroplay are terribly slow on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
I've been using a combination of xbindkeys and xmacroplay to set up a new keyboard layer activated with the Windows key.
Here's a sample:
#Up
"echo 'KeyStrRelease Super_L KeyStrRelease i KeyStr Up ...
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Issue with xbindkeys on xubuntu
This code on xbindkeysrc file works fine:
"firefox"
m:0x18 + c:112
But this one, doesn't:
"xte 'keydown Control_L' 'key Tab' 'keyup Control_L' "
m:0x18 + c:112
Apparently, commands that use xte or ...
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Logitech Master MX 2S app specific settings
So I have gone through almost all Master MX 2S questions here on Ask Ubuntu and other sites.
I did figure out how to do the xbindkeys for custom actions for some buttons and some synthetic key ...
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Assign mouse buttons for Spotify
I recently started using Ubuntu. On my Windows (I use a dualboot), I have an application called Xmouse control (or something along those lines) I use it to assign my mouse buttons to Spotify (skip a ...
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Change keyboard layout with xmodmap or xbidnkeys
I need to use Numlock to switch between keyboard layouts.
Any way to achieve this with Xmodmap or Xbindkeys?
I tried setxkbmap -layout but it doesn't seem to provide a "switch between" functionality....
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How to execute commands on modifier key press and release?
I'd like to use Ctrl to run a start command (let's say record) on key press. I'd also like to run a stop command on key release. In addition, I want to maintain Ctrl as a modifier (e.g. allow Ctrl+V ...
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Configuring non wacom drawing tablet
I am a linux user and I am a total newbie when it comes to input devices and drivers.
I have recently bought xp-pen star 06 tablet
tablet specifactions
the tablet works poorly with evdev.
The ...
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How to bind additional mouse buttons to be modifiers (Shift/Control)? [duplicate]
System: Ubuntu MATE 17.04
I use control\shift + [key] keybinds often, and plan to use lot of hotkeys with those modifiers. Because sometimes using grid layout I will need to be pressing buttons like "...
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Logitech MX Master Thumb Button with Ubuntu
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I would like to get the Thumb Button on my Logitech MX Master mouse to work under Ubuntu 17.10. Specifically, I want it to serve as a "Meta" key, by which I mean pressing it will show me all the ...
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Xbindkeys doesn't work properly with keys
I've this code in my xbindkeysrc:
"firefox"
m:0x15 + c:37 m:0x11 + c:50 m:0x10 + c:55
And it works fine! But when I try:
"xte 'key S'"
m:0x15 + c:37 m:0x11 + c:50 m:0x10 + c:55
It doesn't type ...
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How do I fix xbindkeys keyboard to mouse button, repeating key presses when held?
I have a Logitech MX Revolution mouse that has a XF86Search keyboard key on it. I used xdotool to map it as a middle mouse button inside my xbindkeys file.
This mouse click no longer acts like a ...
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Disable Control+Scroll on trackpad with xbindkeys
I have a problem with Ubuntu zooming in/out on Chrome web pages or enlarging/reducing text size in code editors whenever I scroll while holding down Control (it happens a lot when working with hotkeys ...
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xbindkeys doesn't work with XF86audio*, how to configure key mapping correctly?
I want to map my Fn + Left (XF86audioprev) and Fn + Right (XF86audionext) keys to function as the "Home" (Num_Lock + 7) and "End" (Num_Lock + 1) keys.
I tried using xbindkeys with xte. At the ...
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Click & drag with keyboard shortcut
The "click down" key on my laptop touchpad requires too much force, making it difficult to click & drag. I would like to solve this by holding down a keyboard shortcut while dragging along the ...
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