Questions tagged [keyboard]
General keyboard topics, including keyboard hardware and keyboard functionality in software.
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Find laptop internal keyboard Controller model/vendor/Product #
Update 2: Found below in dmesg for a single Fn key press/release (even on released this month Ubuntu 25.10):
[ +4.340795] atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xf8 on isa0060/...
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Both shift keys don't work
Well yesterday everything was going normal until[three dots] I opened it today and can't enter dot, question mark, slash or that weird S minecraft uses for colors because my shift keys don't work;
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modify us keyboard layout to remap some keys
The goal is to have the following remaps working globally :
alt+y should send ctrl+c
alt+p should send ctrl+v
alt+backspace should send ctrl+backspace
What I am thinking about is to create a copy of ...
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Fn and FnLock on external Bluetooth keyboard have no effect
I have a very specific problem. I'm using a Thinkpad X13 Yoga (Gen 3) with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and an external Bluetooth keyboard of type ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II with German layout. (I would ...
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is there a list of every scancode that linux uses
im making another remapper like xkb, sxhkd, xmodmap etc. because i dont like the other ones and in this one i want a more simple and terse syntax that i find nice to use and to make an API that people ...
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Certain keys are falling asleep on keyboard
My keyboard has a mind of its own and it's driving me crazy. I'm convinced it's not entirely a hardware problem, hence this question. Computer is a low-end laptop, fairly recent model.
A group of ...
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How to tell what virtual touch screen keyboard is installed?
I am working on a system that runs chromium in a docker container, and the docker container is running on a linux system. The screen attached is a touch screen.
I have heard numerous customer ...
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Control_L button randomly not registered in Fedora 42
For around 2-3 weeks I have the problem with Fedora 42 on my Dell Precision 5530 that my Ctrl keystroke is not registered. I did not change recently any keyboard configuration.
For example when I try ...
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Keys behaving differently when copying Xmodmap from Arch to Kali
I have copied my keyboard config(.Xmodmap file) from arch to kali. It is sourced in .xsessions and some keys work fine.
However some keys are not good, for example I use the first letter row of the ...
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NumPad Delete Key Not Recognized in Electron Applications
I'm having a frustrating issue with Electron-based applications while using Wayland. The Delete key on the numpad, which is supposed to remove characters to the right of the cursor, does not function ...
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Remapping a Volume Scroll Wheel on a keyboard
The Volume Scroll Wheel I am talking about in the title of the question is indicated on the image below.
The wheel's functionality is the following: when you scroll up - volume increases; scroll down ...
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How to prevent attaching headphones from altering the keyboard setup?
I have a Dell Latitude 7400 laptop running Linux Mint 20.1, with Linux 5.4 and Cinnamon 4.8.6.
When I log in, I run this script.
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3 /usr/bin/killall xcape 2>/dev/null
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How to unset keyboard layout shortcuts in fedora
Yesterday I installed fedora. The set up allowed me to pick from a limited amount of shortcuts to switch the layout.
Now, in KDE, I found that I can set the shortcut to switch layouts from the system ...
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Disabling USB Keyboards in Linux While Keeping Mice Functional
Is it possible to disable USB keyboard interfaces in Linux (to protect against certain BadUSB attacks) while keeping USB mice functional? What methods are available for laptops? I am considering ...
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How to show the CapsLock status in hyprlock lockscreen in hyprland?
I was trying to show the capslock status on hyprlock, the default screenlock hyprland window manager uses, to avoid unnecessary password failures, as xset -q | sed -n 's/^.*Caps Lock:\s*\(\S*\).*$/\1/...
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