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I am using Xmodmap at the moment and I find it frustrating since it doesn't work in all the apps. Loadkeys doesn't also work everywhere. For some reason some ke

by tacone 3y ago

I am using Xmodmap at the moment and I find it frustrating since it doesn't work in all the apps. Loadkeys doesn't also work everywhere. For some reason some key combination gets intercepted by the apps. Ian very hopeful keyd will work. I am currently remapping keys to have VIM style arrow keys in the middle of the keyboard. That works everywhere but if you add Ctrl and Shift to the mix you it doesn't work everywhere anymore.

BillyTheMage 3y ago
I'm having similar adventures in Emacs/EXWM with trying to implement Super + IJKL movement. It works fine until you start adding other modifiers into the mix, especially Shift.
- TacticalCoder 3y ago
  I'm using "Hyper + ijkl" in X11 and it works in every app, not just Emacs. Basically I made a custom .xkb file which does send the actual arrow keys code when "Hyper + ijkl" is pressed. It works in drop down menus, in terminal, anywhere. It's like pressing the arrow keys. And it works fine with shift, for as far as any app are concerned they're only seeing "shift + arrow key(s)". It would work with Super too. I'll find some part of the .xkb file and paste them here in a few moments.
- TacticalCoder 3y ago
  Here are the relevant parts of my .xkb file. Note that the "osfUp" code is code I found elsewhere (don't remember where). Just repeat it for Left, Right and Down. I first added this new "THREE_HYPER" using three levels (you can add more levels if you fancy that): type "THREE_HYPER" { modifiers= Shift+Hyper; map[Shift]= Level2; map[Hyper]= Level3; map[Shift+Hyper]= Level3; level_name[Level1]= "Base"; level_name[Level2]= "Shift"; level_name[Level3]= "Hyper3"; }; Then the "interpret" does the magic: interpret osfUp { repeat= True; action = RedirectKey(keycode=<UP>, clearmodifiers=Hyper); }; And for each key, assign the arrow key redirection you want (showing only "i" for up here): key <AD08> { type= "THREE_MESH_HYPER", symbols[Group1]= [ i, I, osfUp ] }; I'd say that it's not a job for xmodmap but for .xkb. Also I don't use xmodmap at all: I set everything, including all the modifiers, from my .xkb file. My xmodmap output for Hyper (which I set, from .xkb, as mod5): ... $ xmodmap | grep mod5 mod5 Hyper_L (0xcf) You'll want to read on .xkb but this should get you started.

by tacone 3y ago

BillyTheMage 3y ago

I'm having similar adventures in Emacs/EXWM with trying to implement Super + IJKL movement. It works fine until you start adding other modifiers into the mix, especially Shift.

TacticalCoder 3y ago
I'm using "Hyper + ijkl" in X11 and it works in every app, not just Emacs. Basically I made a custom .xkb file which does send the actual arrow keys code when "Hyper + ijkl" is pressed. It works in drop down menus, in terminal, anywhere. It's like pressing the arrow keys. And it works fine with shift, for as far as any app are concerned they're only seeing "shift + arrow key(s)". It would work with Super too. I'll find some part of the .xkb file and paste them here in a few moments.
TacticalCoder 3y ago
Here are the relevant parts of my .xkb file. Note that the "osfUp" code is code I found elsewhere (don't remember where). Just repeat it for Left, Right and Down. I first added this new "THREE_HYPER" using three levels (you can add more levels if you fancy that): type "THREE_HYPER" { modifiers= Shift+Hyper; map[Shift]= Level2; map[Hyper]= Level3; map[Shift+Hyper]= Level3; level_name[Level1]= "Base"; level_name[Level2]= "Shift"; level_name[Level3]= "Hyper3"; }; Then the "interpret" does the magic: interpret osfUp { repeat= True; action = RedirectKey(keycode=<UP>, clearmodifiers=Hyper); }; And for each key, assign the arrow key redirection you want (showing only "i" for up here): key <AD08> { type= "THREE_MESH_HYPER", symbols[Group1]= [ i, I, osfUp ] }; I'd say that it's not a job for xmodmap but for .xkb. Also I don't use xmodmap at all: I set everything, including all the modifiers, from my .xkb file. My xmodmap output for Hyper (which I set, from .xkb, as mod5): ... $ xmodmap | grep mod5 mod5 Hyper_L (0xcf) You'll want to read on .xkb but this should get you started.