keyboard modification

[almagr]

my @ key doesn't work (spilt water on it) Is there a way to simply modify the keyboard configuration?

[masux594]

water?? hmm.. well, using the xmodmap command you can manually modify the result of every single key of the keyboard.. ..Do you want to change the key for the '@' character?

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[almagr]

yes. id like to change the key for the '@' character. ideally the ¬ key (to the left of the 1 key)

[masux594]

sorry, i don't understand what "¬" key stand for.. well, do u want that the characters appears with a single keypress or with a combo [es: Alt Gr + Key or others ]?

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[almagr]

a single keypress would be great

[masux594]

Well, this is vary simple.. the only thing that separate you from the solution is "what is the keycode or the key that i wnat to modify?" .. Ok, then open a terminal en type

xev

now a little window will open, with the mouse cursor go in.. you will see a sort of log window.. now, press the key u want to substitute with '@'.. in the log file [when u press the key], the log add a line like "KeyPress event [..] keycode=[number] [..]"! Whell This is the number you must use in the following command to update the key

xmodmap -e "keycode [number] = at"

But, BEFORE, i want that u do a backup of the current keyboard layout by typing [in the home directory]

mv .Xmodmap .backup-Xmodmap

so, if something go wrong u can restore the previous settings!

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P.s. Try to see if xev capture the event for the old "@" that u say 'is broken'.. if u see adding the event, means that is not broken at all!

[almagr]

Ok. The key was coded 49. But this happens.

alex@alex-laptop:~$ xmodmap -e "keycode [49] = at"
xmodmap: commandline:1: bad keycode value
xmodmap: 1 error encountered, aborting.

I tried using the codes of some other non inportant keys, with same result

[masux594]

Well, I mean without '[' and ']'..

xmodmap -e "keycode 49 = at "

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[almagr]

Thanks. works a treat

[almagr]

• How do i make the changes permanent. When i restarted my laptop, the keyboard change had been undone