Thread: [Debian] Sticky keys
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francoisg is offline francoisg
2008-09-27 , 09:52
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I haven't seen much mention of sticky keys under debian, which is a great feature to have on an n810. Here's how I've approached it.

Code:
apt-get install xkbset
xkbset allows you to modify accessx and xkb settings in the xserver. It currently has a bug where if the xkb keymap isn't defined it will fail with the error "XKB not supported for display". something changed in xorg earlier this year.

to work around this, I run setxkbmap. this also has the effect of fixing the repeat problems on the left and down buttons

then i load up the xmodmap (to fix control and set other keys i use often) and run xkbset to enable sticky keys and disable timers. this enables sticky keys for shift, ctrl, alt, and fn.

All this goes into a file I autorun when I startup which looks like:

Code:
#!/bin/sh
export DISPLAY=:0.0
setxkbmap us
xmodmap ~/xmodmap
xkbset exp 60 =sticky =twokey =latchlock
xkbset sticky -twokey latchlock
Similar can also be done from the control panel applet of most desktop environments.

--francois
 

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