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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Is there any way to disable the default behavior of the Insert key?

I keep hitting the Insert key accidentally and it really annoys me. Is there any way to disable it's default behavior, toggling insert/overwrite mode in editors?
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How to swap Ctrl and Fn on a Lenovo Thinkpad keyboard?

I tried to exchange my Fn key with left Control , which didn't work. I used the command xev to get the keycodes/keysym. Afterwards I used: xmodmap -e 'keycode 151=Control_L' xmodmap -e 'keycode 37=XF86WakeUp' But it didn't change anything. I also…
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Remapping Caps Lock to Escape in Ubuntu 18.04 bionic

In Ubuntu 16.04, there was an option in the settings which allowed to switch between Esc and Caps Lock . Where is this option in Ubuntu 18.04?
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How to remap keys in Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME Shell)

Trying to swap PgUp and PgDn to Home and End . xmodmap doesn't seem to work for anything other than xev output. Doesn't work in other cases.
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ButtonMapping - Positional parameters

In an X configuration file mouse buttons can be mapped using a ButtonMapping option: Section "InputClass" # ... Option "ButtonMapping" "1 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 2" # ... EndSection Changing the order of the numbers changes the behaviour of the mouse buttons.…
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change alt-tab to ctrl-tab on ubuntu 12.04

I have an apple USB keybord for my Ubuntu 12.04. I remapped command left key to control for convenience. And now I switch between apps with Alt + Tab and between tabs within one app with Ctrl + Tab . It's normal but not comfortable and painless. It…
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How can I remap the Caps Lock key to be Shift Lock?

I would like Caps Lock to behave as if it were Shift Lock - so when you have Shift Lock on and press 1 , it gives ! . I am using GNOME, but if I can use a package for another DE on GNOME, I'm happy to hear! Is this possible?
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Remap copy and paste shortcuts

In a terminal I have Alt-C and Alt-V shortcuts to copy/paste. That's why I want make the same to system wide. How to remap system wide shortcuts Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to Alt-C and Alt-V ? Ubuntu 18.04
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How to remap a key that's not captured by xev?

I have a mechanical keyboard (by Duck) that includes a Fn key used with F10 to trigger Win-lock (disables Windows key so it doesn't bother when playing) and N-Key rollover. As a programmer, I don't actually use any of those, but I would like to make…
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Remapping keys: Caps Lock to Escape and vice versa in Ubuntu 13.10

I just installed Ubuntu 13.10 and miss the feature to swap the escape and Caps Lock key. It used to be possible through a GUI in Ubuntu 12.04. Anyone know how I can solve this? Thanks for the help :)
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Remap a key combination to another combination, e.g. AltGr+C -> Ctrl+C, under Wayland

TL;DR Under Wayland, can I somehow bind AltGr + C to Ctrl + C ? Details I basically want to ask this question , but for GNOME on Wayland . This means that answers involving AutoKey and xbindkeys wont work, as neither works under Wayland. Background…
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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 -- i.e. turning on the led and capitalizing whatever…
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Remap a button from my gaming mouse to a keyboard key

I just installed ubuntu 18 on my PC and id like to know if there's a tool to remap my mouse side buttons to work as they were a key from keyboard. I used to use X-Mouse Button Controll on Windows but i can't find a alternative option to ubuntu. My…
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Changes with xinput randomly revert back to default

I'm using Kubuntu 16.04 (xenial) on a laptop with an ELAN Touchscreen together with a DELL 750-AAHC active stylus. One of the buttons on the stylus behaves as a mouse middle-button, and I want it to be a right button instead. I can achieve this by…
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How do I correct this mismapped stylus button?

I'm running Kubuntu 15.10 on an HP Spectre x360, which has a non-Wacom active digitizer built into the display. I'm using a two-button stylus with this, but the second button doesn't work. I couldn't get xinput to show any state change when the…
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