Xmodmap changes won't stay [SOLVED]
It keeps switching back. Here's my .bashrc:
# Check for an interactive session
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
xmodmap ./.xmodmap
Here's .xmodmap:
! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
I'm using KDE. The keys switch back and forth seemingly randomly. Haven't figured out when or why...
EDIT: System Settings > Input Devices > Keyboard > Advanced > Ctrl key position > Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock
I guess KDE didn't care what xmodmap or setxkbmap were doing.
Last edited by YAOMTC (2011-03-19 05:22:17)
I used to have issues with xmodmap (every now and then it didn't load my config properly), until I started loading it together with X (/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-xkmap.conf). Since then I haven't experienced any problems. Maybe you can give it a shot, too? This is how it looks (of course, you have to use your own mapping):
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "xkmap keyboard settings"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
#MODEL:
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
#LAYOUT:
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "caps:escape, terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
#VARIANT:-
EndSection
Last edited by bohoomil (2011-03-15 19:41:32)
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