xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[Akib Azmain Turja]

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I have setup my Emacs iwth EXWM.  I am trying to remap several keys to
avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as Emacs pinky.  To
accomplish that, I am using xmodmap.  It works perfectly when I invoke
the command directly.  However it doesn't work when I put it in Emacs
startup files.  After several days of research, I discovered that
xmodmap only works when I have pressed atleast one key in my keyboard.
Any solutions?

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Re: xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[stuebinm]

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I also use EXWM, and made good experiences with setting keyboard 
remapping options directly in my system's config.scm (via the :options 
of keyboard-layout, which sets XKB options; see the manual for examples: 
https://guix.gnu.org/de/manual/en/html_node/Keyboard-Layout.html).

However, I just use it to remap capslock to escape (for vim/evil-mode), 
so if you need more, I'm not sure if it'll work for you — I've never 
used xmodmap, I'm not sure if you can do everything using XKB options 
that xmodmap can do — at first glance xmodmap seems more general.

~stuebinm

On 18.07.21 16:41, Akib Azmain Turja wrote:
> I have setup my Emacs iwth EXWM.  I am trying to remap several keys to
> avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as Emacs pinky.  To
> accomplish that, I am using xmodmap.  It works perfectly when I invoke
> the command directly.  However it doesn't work when I put it in Emacs
> startup files.  After several days of research, I discovered that
> xmodmap only works when I have pressed atleast one key in my keyboard.
> Any solutions?
> 


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Re: xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[Mekeor Melire]

hello!

you are using Guix-system, right? you might want to add some extra
X.org-configuration to your systems declaration. for example, if you're
using the Slim login-manager, here's a snippet from my
Guix-system-declaration which makes X.org map caps-lock to ctrl while
using the german keyboard layout:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(slim-service
  #:startx (xorg-start-command
    #:configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file
      #:extra-config (list
"Section \"InputClass\"
Identifier \"Keyboard Defaults\"
MatchIsKeyboard \"on\"
Option \"XkbLayout\"  \"de\"
Option \"XkbOptions\" \"ctrl:nocaps\"
EndSection"))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


how do you start EXWM? if you start it with an ~/.xsession file, that's
also a good place to put your keyboard-initialization code in, as far as
i know.


ciao
mekeor


2021-07-18 / 20:41 / akib8492@gmail.com:

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> I have setup my Emacs iwth EXWM.  I am trying to remap several keys to
> avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as Emacs pinky.  To
> accomplish that, I am using xmodmap.  It works perfectly when I invoke
> the command directly.  However it doesn't work when I put it in Emacs
> startup files.  After several days of research, I discovered that
> xmodmap only works when I have pressed atleast one key in my keyboard.
> Any solutions?

Re: xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[Paul Jewell]

On 18/07/2021 15:41, Akib Azmain Turja wrote:
> I have setup my Emacs iwth EXWM.  I am trying to remap several keys to
> avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as Emacs pinky.  To
> accomplish that, I am using xmodmap.  It works perfectly when I invoke
> the command directly.  However it doesn't work when I put it in Emacs
> startup files.  After several days of research, I discovered that
> xmodmap only works when I have pressed atleast one key in my keyboard.
> Any solutions?
>
I started looking at this, following your email, and came across the 
following: 
https://librehacker.com/2020/12/23/caps-lock-as-ctrl-guix-system-configuration/

This swaps the ctrl key with the capslock key. This could possibly be 
expanded to cover other changes (I am not sure what others you are 
looking at).

Using the keyboard-layout option should mean your changes are working in 
the different virtual terminals as well as any X session.

Re: xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[Gary Johnson]

Akib Azmain Turja <akib8492@gmail.com> writes:

> I have setup my Emacs iwth EXWM. I am trying to remap several keys to
> avoid repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as Emacs pinky. To
> accomplish that, I am using xmodmap. It works perfectly when I invoke
> the command directly. However it doesn't work when I put it in Emacs
> startup files. After several days of research, I discovered that
> xmodmap only works when I have pressed atleast one key in my keyboard.
> Any solutions?

Hi Akib,

I also use Emacs with EXWM. To prevent Emacs pinky, I add the following
lines to my $HOME/.xsession file:

=======================================  

# Set keyboard repeat rate
xset r rate 200 60

# Change Caps Lock to Ctrl
setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps"
setxkbmap -option "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"

=======================================  

Remember to put `exwm` at the end of your $HOME/.xsession file to launch
your window manager when X starts up.

Happy hacking,
  Gary

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