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MkFly

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From: Mars

Registered: 2009-12-10

Posts: 141

xbindkeys: apply only to right Control key

I'm trying to set up some Ctrl+ shortcuts that I want to apply only to the right Control key, Control_R.

The output of xbindkeys -mk shows the same thing, whether I use the left Control key, or the right Control key, for the button being pressed.  xmodmap wasn't any help, no matter what I changed keycode 105 to (which is Control_R by default on my keyboard), xbindkeys gives me the same output for the keypress.

The first below is me hitting Control_R+Right, the next is Control_L+Right.  The keyup appears to change, but it becomes Ctrl+Ctrl?  Not sure what's going on there.  Any help with this would be appreciated, I'm new to xbindkeys/xmodmap.

"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x14 + c:114
    Control+Mod2 + Right
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x14 + c:105
    Control+Mod2 + Control_R

"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x14 + c:114
    Control+Mod2 + Right
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x14 + c:37
    Control+Mod2 + Control_L

haml3t

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Registered: 2024-06-29

Posts: 1

Re: xbindkeys: apply only to right Control key

having the same issue 13 years later

mesaprotector

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Registered: 2024-03-03

Posts: 172

Re: xbindkeys: apply only to right Control key

You might consider making a new thread (with more details!) instead of posting in one for a 13 year old issue

That said, you can definitely get around the issue in Xorg; no idea how Wayland handles it.

Last edited by mesaprotector (2024-06-29 08:37:02)