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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['altwin:swap_alt_win']" |
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is the snippet. I looked up how to persist this to a file, but it already persists to `~/.config/dconf/user` !! A binary file, a bit unfortunate, otherwise that would be easy to save in version control. Guess I gotta put such a script in my setup script for ubuntu, or use keyd for everything here (probably the eventual approach) |
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One issue I have with keyd is that I use a wide range of keyboards: well really only windows and mac keyboards, and now that I'm running ubuntu on mac, I have a mac wireless keyboard (magic keyboard) and a builtin keyboard; and they have some small differences. I guess also I have a razer huntsman mini, and some more generic windows keyboards. I seem to have lost my recent basic windows keyboard purchase ... huh ... and my magsafe2 charger that came with the used computer I got?! Could do a technology spring cleaning where I take everything home and document it. anyways................. |
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Revision as of 20:53, 10 March 2025
Ok keyd is hot ... but there's a built in way to swap alt and super (option and command) for gnome!?
https://askubuntu.com/a/1508996
I'd upvote it but the site is in readonly mode
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options "['altwin:swap_alt_win']"
is the snippet. I looked up how to persist this to a file, but it already persists to `~/.config/dconf/user` !! A binary file, a bit unfortunate, otherwise that would be easy to save in version control. Guess I gotta put such a script in my setup script for ubuntu, or use keyd for everything here (probably the eventual approach)
One issue I have with keyd is that I use a wide range of keyboards: well really only windows and mac keyboards, and now that I'm running ubuntu on mac, I have a mac wireless keyboard (magic keyboard) and a builtin keyboard; and they have some small differences. I guess also I have a razer huntsman mini, and some more generic windows keyboards. I seem to have lost my recent basic windows keyboard purchase ... huh ... and my magsafe2 charger that came with the used computer I got?! Could do a technology spring cleaning where I take everything home and document it. anyways.................