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suyog

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Registered: 2025-04-11

Posts: 7

Mapping Left Control to Left shift isnt working.

I want to make it so Left shift behaves as Left Control.

this is in my custom keymap file in `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols`. I just modified the dvorak layout in us file in same folder. I have remapped CapsLock, LControl, LAlt and they are working as expected, but making Left shift behave as Left Control isnt working.

partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "sdv" {

    include "us(dvorak)"
    name[Group1] = "English (Suyog's Dvorak)";

    //             Unmodified       Shift           AltGr            Shift+AltGr
  ... Other keymaps

    // lower row, left side
	 key <LFSH> { [ Control_L ] };
    key <AB01> { [ apostrophe,     quotedbl,       dead_acute                  ] };
	 
	 // Space row
    replace key <LCTL> { [ Caps_Lock ] };
	 replace key <LALT>  { [ Shift_L ] };

	 //modifiers
	 modifier_map Control { <LFSH>  };
	 modifier_map Shift {  <LALT>  };
	 modifier_map Lock { <LCTL> };

    // do NOT hardcode this switch; use lv3:ralt_switch option instead!
    //include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};

I am checking the keys with xev. I dont really understand what that replace is doing, I added that by looking at other files like ctrl in the same dir same with modifiers.
I started messing around with layout after reading this
https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/ … ncing.html
tho most of the things went over my head.

Last edited by suyog (2025-11-26 10:57:43)