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Special keys
Turn caps lock off
Aka, put Caps lock on Scroll lock Add to ~/.Xmodmap
remove Lock = Caps_Lock keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L (did not work for us) keysym Scroll_Lock = Caps_Lock (works for us)
and run
xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
In general
Generate the keyboard mapping file:
Warning: Overwrites an existing file!
xmodmap -pke > ~/.Xmodmap
Edit the keyboard mapping file:
Now you have a full list of the keyboard mapping which you can edit
Example: If you have a Logitech K120 US keyboard with next to the left Shift key a \| key you can change this key to also being Left Shift key. Change the value of keycode 94 in ~/.Xmodmap to
keycode 94 = Shift_L NoSymbol Shift_L
and run
xmodmap -pke > ~/.Xmodmap
Now you will not mistype the Left Shift key anymore
Useful links
Archwiki xmodmap: Custom table
how can i toggle caps lock when the caps lock key is remapped
How kill caps lock your linux desktop
How to change capslock key to produce a
How to map caps lock as the compose key using xmodmap portably and idempotently
Key names
Useful programs
Command | Remark |
---|---|
loadkeys | load keyboard translation tables |
xmodmap | |
xmodmap -pk | Show all the keycodes |
setleds | Control the keyboardleds. From console only. Does not function in X windows |
F10 off in xfce terminal
Debian 7 Wheezy
Howto turn off the F10 function key which opens the File menu item in the xfce terminal?
Do
vi /home/user/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml
and remove F10 from
<property name="MenuBarAccel" type="string" value="F10"/>
so you get
<property name="MenuBarAccel" type="string" value=""/>
Save the file.
You have to logout and login again to make it work
When it does not work
Some times the line is back in the file after logging off and on.
How this can be solved has to be investigated
Debian 8 Jessie
Open a terminal and do
Edit | Preferences | Tab Advanced
Turn on
Disable menu shortcut keys (F10 by default)
Devuan Jessie
Remove F10 from
<property name="MenuBarAccel" type="string" value="F10"/>
in
/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml-xfce4 /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml-devuan-purpy
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