Keyboard re-mapping OOps sorry

[Richard Kimber]

Apologies for the aborted post:

I'm trying to remap some of the keys on my keyboard. Documemtation
seems to be somewhat sparse and/or incomplete.

I'm using suggestions on
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65507/use-setxkbmap-to-swap-the-left-shift-and-left-control/65600#65600
which suggested that I should use xkb tools.

I've followed the suggestion given as the best answer as best I can, and
have a local file:

xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include
"pc+gb(extd)+inet(evdev)+myswap(swap_pgdn_end)" }; xkb_geometry
{ include "pc(pc104)" }; };
partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "swap_pgdn_end" {
replace key <PGUP> { [ END ] };
replace key <END> { [ DELE ] };
replace key <PGDN> { [ PGUP ] };
replace key <INS> { [ PGDN ] };
};

But when I try to compile it I get
syntax error: line 9 of /home/psrwebs/.xkb/keymap/mykbd
last scanned symbol is: xkb_symbols
Errors encountered in /home/psrwebs/.xkb/keymap/mykbd;
not compiled

Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Thanks.

[Karl Auer]

Post by Richard Kimber
I'm trying to remap some of the keys on my keyboard. Documemtation
seems to be somewhat sparse and/or incomplete.
I've followed the suggestion given as the best answer as best I can,
[... snipped ..]
But when I try to compile it I get 
syntax error: line 9 of /home/psrwebs/.xkb/keymap/mykbd
last scanned symbol is: xkb_symbols
Errors encountered in /home/psrwebs/.xkb/keymap/mykbd;
not compiled
Can anyone offer any suggestions?

The email system may have rearranged the config you sent. At any rate
it looks broken. Can you put the file somewhere we can look at it, like
pastebin?

Thanks, K.
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[Richard Kimber]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 01:06:06 +1100

Post by Karl Auer
The email system may have rearranged the config you sent. At any rate
it looks broken. Can you put the file somewhere we can look at it,
like pastebin?
Thanks, K.

Here's a link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub7kbfmisrcyjao/mykbd.txt?dl=0
- Richard

[Karl Auer]

Post by Richard Kimber
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub7kbfmisrcyjao/mykbd.txt?dl=0

That's much better.

I haven't used xkb, but that second part (starts "partial") looks like
it should be in a separate file.

Also, the "swap_pgdn_end" thing comes after the place where you
reference it. That might work, but I wonder.

What happens if you split that file and load it as two parts (the
second part first)?

And with that, any xkb-fu I may have had is exhausted :-)

Good luck :-)

Regards, K.
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[Richard Kimber]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 01:53:19 +1100

Post by Karl Auer

Post by Richard Kimber
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub7kbfmisrcyjao/mykbd.txt?dl=0

That's much better.
I haven't used xkb, but that second part (starts "partial") looks like
it should be in a separate file.
Also, the "swap_pgdn_end" thing comes after the place where you
reference it. That might work, but I wonder.
What happens if you split that file and load it as two parts (the
second part first)?
And with that, any xkb-fu I may have had is exhausted :-)
Good luck :-)

Thanks. None of the sites I looked at mentioned separate files but I
could try reversing the order of the statements

- Richard.

[Colin Law]

On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 16:26, Richard Kimber <

Post by Richard Kimber
...
Thanks. None of the sites I looked at mentioned separate files but I
could try reversing the order of the statements

The link you originally provided says to use separate files
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65507/use-setxkbmap-to-swap-the-left-shift-and-left-control/65600#65600

Colin

[Karl Auer]

Post by Colin Law
The link you originally provided says to use separate files
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65507/use-setxkbmap-to-swap-
the-left-shift-and-left-control/65600#65600

Wow. A hole in one?

Regards, K.
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[Richard Kimber]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 02:37:47 +1100

Post by Karl Auer

Post by Colin Law
The link you originally provided says to use separate files
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65507/use-setxkbmap-to-swap-
the-left-shift-and-left-control/65600#65600

Wow. A hole in one?

:) Indeed. My apologies. It's been a difficult day.

- Richard

[Richard Kimber]

On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:30:43 +0100

Post by Colin Law
On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 16:26, Richard Kimber <

Post by Richard Kimber
...
Thanks. None of the sites I looked at mentioned separate files but I
could try reversing the order of the statements

The link you originally provided says to use separate files
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65507/use-setxkbmap-to-swap-the-left-shift-and-left-control/65600#65600
Colin

Aaargh. Sorry. I've looked at so much in the last few hours that I got
hopelessly confused. Thanks.

However, Having got the files right, I now get an error on compilation:-

Internal error: Could not resolve keysym END
Internal error: Could not resolve keysym DELE
Internal error: Could not resolve keysym PGUP
Internal error: Could not resolve keysym PGDN

Should I be calling them something else? That's what theyre called on
the keyboard map Keyboard preferences -> Layouts -> show

- Richard

[Karl Auer]

Post by Richard Kimber
However, Having got the files right, I now get an error on
compilation:-
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym END
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym DELE
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym PGUP
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym PGDN

They should be coming in from evdev....

Maybe you should unreverse the two files :-)

Regards, K.
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[Richard Kimber]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:04:59 +1100

Post by Karl Auer

Post by Richard Kimber
However, Having got the files right, I now get an error on
compilation:-
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym END
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym DELE
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym PGUP
Internal error:   Could not resolve keysym PGDN

They should be coming in from evdev....
Maybe you should unreverse the two files :-)
Regards, K.

I'm not quite sure I understand you.

Yes, they have the same names in /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev

Do you mean swap the
key <PGUP> { [ END ] };
for
key <END> { [ PGUP ] };
?

- Richard.