How to remap ALT + BackSpace to work like DEL key?
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My laptop has no delete key so I tried remapping Shift+BackSpace to behave as DEL key and it works fine. I can delete characters/text, and it can also delete files in File Manager (I'm on Elementary Loki).
This is the line for Shift+BackSpace on my /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc:
key <BKSP> [ BackSpace, Delete ] ;
But then I decided to change it to ALT+ BackSpace. It is working in text/characters but not in File Manager. It doesn't delete selected file(s).
ALT+BackSpace:
key <BKSP>
type= "PC_ALT_LEVEL2",
symbols[Group1]= [ BackSpace, Delete ]
;
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
keyboard-shortcuts keyboard elementary-os xkb
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My laptop has no delete key so I tried remapping Shift+BackSpace to behave as DEL key and it works fine. I can delete characters/text, and it can also delete files in File Manager (I'm on Elementary Loki).
This is the line for Shift+BackSpace on my /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc:
key <BKSP> [ BackSpace, Delete ] ;
But then I decided to change it to ALT+ BackSpace. It is working in text/characters but not in File Manager. It doesn't delete selected file(s).
ALT+BackSpace:
key <BKSP>
type= "PC_ALT_LEVEL2",
symbols[Group1]= [ BackSpace, Delete ]
;
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
keyboard-shortcuts keyboard elementary-os xkb
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
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"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05
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My laptop has no delete key so I tried remapping Shift+BackSpace to behave as DEL key and it works fine. I can delete characters/text, and it can also delete files in File Manager (I'm on Elementary Loki).
This is the line for Shift+BackSpace on my /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc:
key <BKSP> [ BackSpace, Delete ] ;
But then I decided to change it to ALT+ BackSpace. It is working in text/characters but not in File Manager. It doesn't delete selected file(s).
ALT+BackSpace:
key <BKSP>
type= "PC_ALT_LEVEL2",
symbols[Group1]= [ BackSpace, Delete ]
;
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
keyboard-shortcuts keyboard elementary-os xkb
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
1
My laptop has no delete key so I tried remapping Shift+BackSpace to behave as DEL key and it works fine. I can delete characters/text, and it can also delete files in File Manager (I'm on Elementary Loki).
This is the line for Shift+BackSpace on my /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc:
key <BKSP> [ BackSpace, Delete ] ;
But then I decided to change it to ALT+ BackSpace. It is working in text/characters but not in File Manager. It doesn't delete selected file(s).
ALT+BackSpace:
key <BKSP>
type= "PC_ALT_LEVEL2",
symbols[Group1]= [ BackSpace, Delete ]
;
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
keyboard-shortcuts keyboard elementary-os xkb
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
1
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
1
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
1
asked Feb 1 at 3:07
bEn
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"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05
add a comment |Â
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"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05
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"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05
add a comment |Â
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"works in one program not in another" smells a lot like the other is looking for keycodes rather than keysyms. make sure to restart the nonworking program and retest, but it may be a bug in the program rather than something xkb can fix.
– quixotic
Feb 1 at 3:36
@quixotic looks like it is, because I installed Nautilus and ALT + BackSpace works correctly. I will file a bug for this. Thanks.
– bEn
Feb 1 at 14:05