Using CapsLock as a Function key
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I want to do 2 things:
- Disable CapsLock key so that pressing it doesn't toggle CapsLock.
- Be able to set up custom combinations with CapsLock like:
CapsLock + jto map toDownkeyCapsLock + kto map toUpkey
I don't want to swap CapsLock with Ctrl or Win or any other modifier key. I want to be able to use CapsLock as an additional modifier key.
I've explored xmodmap, xbindkeys, xte and it has been hit or miss, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. At this point I'm happy to even write my own custom keyboard driver if that will allow me to do this, but I'm just frustrated at the lack of ability to do such a simple thing in Linux.
In Windows, I can do the same simply with Autohotkey and the following lines in a script:
; Turn off caps lock so it doesn't get pressed accidentally.
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff
CapsLock & k::Up
CapsLock & j::Down
CapsLock & h::Left
CapsLock & l::Right
linux keyboard-shortcuts xmodmap
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
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I want to do 2 things:
- Disable CapsLock key so that pressing it doesn't toggle CapsLock.
- Be able to set up custom combinations with CapsLock like:
CapsLock + jto map toDownkeyCapsLock + kto map toUpkey
I don't want to swap CapsLock with Ctrl or Win or any other modifier key. I want to be able to use CapsLock as an additional modifier key.
I've explored xmodmap, xbindkeys, xte and it has been hit or miss, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. At this point I'm happy to even write my own custom keyboard driver if that will allow me to do this, but I'm just frustrated at the lack of ability to do such a simple thing in Linux.
In Windows, I can do the same simply with Autohotkey and the following lines in a script:
; Turn off caps lock so it doesn't get pressed accidentally.
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff
CapsLock & k::Up
CapsLock & j::Down
CapsLock & h::Left
CapsLock & l::Right
linux keyboard-shortcuts xmodmap
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
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Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
1
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,xbindkeysworks by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.
– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21
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I want to do 2 things:
- Disable CapsLock key so that pressing it doesn't toggle CapsLock.
- Be able to set up custom combinations with CapsLock like:
CapsLock + jto map toDownkeyCapsLock + kto map toUpkey
I don't want to swap CapsLock with Ctrl or Win or any other modifier key. I want to be able to use CapsLock as an additional modifier key.
I've explored xmodmap, xbindkeys, xte and it has been hit or miss, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. At this point I'm happy to even write my own custom keyboard driver if that will allow me to do this, but I'm just frustrated at the lack of ability to do such a simple thing in Linux.
In Windows, I can do the same simply with Autohotkey and the following lines in a script:
; Turn off caps lock so it doesn't get pressed accidentally.
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff
CapsLock & k::Up
CapsLock & j::Down
CapsLock & h::Left
CapsLock & l::Right
linux keyboard-shortcuts xmodmap
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
I want to do 2 things:
- Disable CapsLock key so that pressing it doesn't toggle CapsLock.
- Be able to set up custom combinations with CapsLock like:
CapsLock + jto map toDownkeyCapsLock + kto map toUpkey
I don't want to swap CapsLock with Ctrl or Win or any other modifier key. I want to be able to use CapsLock as an additional modifier key.
I've explored xmodmap, xbindkeys, xte and it has been hit or miss, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. At this point I'm happy to even write my own custom keyboard driver if that will allow me to do this, but I'm just frustrated at the lack of ability to do such a simple thing in Linux.
In Windows, I can do the same simply with Autohotkey and the following lines in a script:
; Turn off caps lock so it doesn't get pressed accidentally.
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff
CapsLock & k::Up
CapsLock & j::Down
CapsLock & h::Left
CapsLock & l::Right
linux keyboard-shortcuts xmodmap
linux keyboard-shortcuts xmodmap
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
edited Dec 4 at 6:38
Rui F Ribeiro
38.5k1479128
38.5k1479128
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
asked Dec 4 at 3:31
Plasty Grove
1041
1041
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Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
1
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,xbindkeysworks by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.
– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21
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Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
1
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,xbindkeysworks by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.
– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21
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Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
1
1
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,
xbindkeys works by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,
xbindkeys works by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21
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Possible duplicate of How to prevent the caps-lock toggle effect, without remapping or disabling it?
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 3:36
1
Thanks for the link. But it seems to answer only the first part of disabling capslock, doesn't explain how to set up custom keyboard combos with capslock.
– Plasty Grove
Dec 4 at 3:44
You've already know it: xbindkeys.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:03
@IporSircer if it's that easy why don't you just give a simple working example? If I'm not mistaken,
xbindkeysworks by grabbing keys, which are causing spurious FocusOut/FocusIn+NotifyGrab events which are confusing the hell out of many apps.– mosvy
Dec 4 at 4:18
Because he used windows-related code on a unix-only site.
– Ipor Sircer
Dec 4 at 4:21