On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:52:17 +0700 Maxim Nikulin <maniku...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 06/02/2021 00:38, Bo Grimes wrote: > > > > I have no idea what 3rd level is, but before I ticked it I turned > > off my number lock, and C-S-$ worked! So I ticked it and it stopped > > working. So I unticked it and ticked Number keypad always enters > > digits, which is, of course, why I use Num Lock to begin with. > > Definitely "xev" is your friend if your want to realize actual effect > of such changes, along with "setxkbmap -query" (or "setxkbmap > -print") and "xkbcomp -xkb :0 -". > > 3rd level is intended to type some characters absent in regular > layout using a special modifier key. Personally I use 2 keyboard > layouts and compose key for some symbols that are not directly > available, so I do not need 3rd level as well. > > > With that ticked Emacs behaves as expected. I have always used Num > > Lock and never had that problems > > You could have a look into /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst > /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/keypad /usr/share/X11/xkb/types/numpad > files. If I do not mistake, $ is mapped for keypad with > keypad:oss_wang option. Likely you could achieve what you want with > custom Xkb configuration. I have not tried such tricks however. The > most comprehensive guide on Xkb, I have seen, was in Russian. Its > English variant is incomplete, the author's site is down. > https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145326/http://pascal.tsu.ru/en/xkb/ > > X Keyboard Extension Protocol and library specifications could be > hard to read, XKB Configuration Guide hosted on x.org is too brief. > > P.S. Have you checked that it is possible to swap Ctrl and Caps in > wayland session? If not it is likely worth filing a bug. It seems > wayland will be default soon. Some Xkb stuff is already broken in > gnome (rather intentionally). My first experience with wayland was > that it took enough time to realize why I could not authenticate. Gdm > was using wayland by default and in password fields (hidden input!) > shift does not allow several capital letters in a row. > > Completely missed this. Thanks! I'm using Claws ATM because I'm still setting up Mu4e, with which I will capture this into a org file for later reference and notes. I would love to be able to help file a bug report, so I will *definitely* do this after I get my Emacs set-up fully on this new OS! Cheers, Bo Grimes
