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commit 35bdf49ea33b4efdb6b57346d7090abb885a31a2
parent cf4aa5161ea069c5213056ff25bd9c8974262e7d
Author: Anders Damsgaard <anders.damsgaard@geo.au.dk>
Date:   Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:17:12 +0100

Caps as Ctrl, done with setxkbmap

Diffstat:
M
.Xmodmap
 | 
11
+++++++++--
M
.i3/config
 | 
3
++-
M
.xinitrc
 | 
8
++++----
M
bin/keyboard-layout-switch.sh
 | 
6
++++++

4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.Xmodmap b/.Xmodmap
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-remove Lock = Caps_Lock
-keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
+! Map caps lock to escape
+!keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
+
+remove mod1 = Alt_L
+remove mod1 = Alt_R
+remove mod4 = Super_L
+add mod1 = Super_L
+add mod4 = Alt_L
+add mod4 = Alt_R
diff --git a/.i3/config b/.i3/config
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ bar {
     position          bottom
     mode              dock
     workspace_buttons yes
-    tray_output       none
+    #tray_output       none
+    tray_output       primary
     
     font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
 
diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ xsetroot -solid '#222222' &
 # Disable beeps
 xset -b
 
-# Keyboard layout
+# Keyboard layout with caps as ctrl
 #setxkbmap dk
-setxkbmap us
+setxkbmap us -option ctrl:nocaps
 
 # Read .xbindkeysrc for special key-bindings
 xbindkeys
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ xset +dpms # Energy Star features on
 xset dpms 300 600 900 # standby -> suspend -> off (seconds)
 
 # mouse acceleration (xset m <acceleration> <threshold>)
-#xset m 3/2 4
-xset m 2/1 4
+xset m 3/2 4
+#xset m 2/1 4
 
 # Set dim LCD brightness
 #xbacklight -set 30 &
diff --git a/bin/keyboard-layout-switch.sh b/bin/keyboard-layout-switch.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ LAYOUTFILE="$HOME/.kbd-layout"
 LANG1="us"
 LANG2="dk"
 
+# make the caps lock key a ctrl key
+OPTS="-option ctrl:nocaps"
+
 # write the file if it doesn't exist
 if [ ! -f $LAYOUTFILE ]; then
     echo 'echo "us" > $LAYOUTFILE'
     echo "us" > $LAYOUTFILE
     setxkbmap $LANG1
+    xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap $OPTS
     exit
 fi
 
@@ -21,7 +25,9 @@ CURRLANG="`cat $LAYOUTFILE`"
 if [ "$CURRLANG" == "$LANG1" ]; then
     echo $LANG2 > $LAYOUTFILE
     setxkbmap $LANG2
+    xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap $OPTS
 else
     echo $LANG1 > $LAYOUTFILE
     setxkbmap $LANG1
+    xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap $OPTS
 fi