Re: xmodmap doesn't before pressing any button keyboard

[Mekeor Melire <mekeor@posteo.de>]

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:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> 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?