Make “super/window” as compose key in Ubuntu
Somehow on my new X230t Lenovo Thinkpad, Ubuntu 13.10 only lets me have the following options as the compose key:
Right Alt, Right Ctrl, Left Alt, Right Win, Menu, Caps Lock
I really don't care for Unity's functions using Super. I would like to set this as my compose key. Is there any way to manage this?
UPDATE: This solution had been working like a charm for me, until today when Ubuntu did a fateful update. I looked at the d-conf editor for the entry below. It still shows compose:lwin as an option. But Left Window is no longer available as an option in the keyboard settings. Any suggestions? (I am using Ubuntu 14.04 now)
keyboard keyboard-layout thinkpad
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Somehow on my new X230t Lenovo Thinkpad, Ubuntu 13.10 only lets me have the following options as the compose key:
Right Alt, Right Ctrl, Left Alt, Right Win, Menu, Caps Lock
I really don't care for Unity's functions using Super. I would like to set this as my compose key. Is there any way to manage this?
UPDATE: This solution had been working like a charm for me, until today when Ubuntu did a fateful update. I looked at the d-conf editor for the entry below. It still shows compose:lwin as an option. But Left Window is no longer available as an option in the keyboard settings. Any suggestions? (I am using Ubuntu 14.04 now)
keyboard keyboard-layout thinkpad
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
add a comment |
Somehow on my new X230t Lenovo Thinkpad, Ubuntu 13.10 only lets me have the following options as the compose key:
Right Alt, Right Ctrl, Left Alt, Right Win, Menu, Caps Lock
I really don't care for Unity's functions using Super. I would like to set this as my compose key. Is there any way to manage this?
UPDATE: This solution had been working like a charm for me, until today when Ubuntu did a fateful update. I looked at the d-conf editor for the entry below. It still shows compose:lwin as an option. But Left Window is no longer available as an option in the keyboard settings. Any suggestions? (I am using Ubuntu 14.04 now)
keyboard keyboard-layout thinkpad
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
Somehow on my new X230t Lenovo Thinkpad, Ubuntu 13.10 only lets me have the following options as the compose key:
Right Alt, Right Ctrl, Left Alt, Right Win, Menu, Caps Lock
I really don't care for Unity's functions using Super. I would like to set this as my compose key. Is there any way to manage this?
UPDATE: This solution had been working like a charm for me, until today when Ubuntu did a fateful update. I looked at the d-conf editor for the entry below. It still shows compose:lwin as an option. But Left Window is no longer available as an option in the keyboard settings. Any suggestions? (I am using Ubuntu 14.04 now)
keyboard keyboard-layout thinkpad
keyboard keyboard-layout thinkpad
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
edited Feb 15 at 18:39
Anthony Geoghegan
1,058916
1,058916
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
asked Nov 20 '13 at 2:01
vnkvnk
355
355
add a comment |
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You can do this through the dconf-editor. If you do not already have it installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
Navigate to org >> gnome >> desktop >> input-sources
Click in the setting, xkb-options and add 'compose:lwin' inside the square brackets. The single quotes are required.
If other options are already there, the order does not matter; but separate the options with a comma: 'compose:lwin','other:option'
For those who looks for a command line solution (without installing dconf-editor) you can use:
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options
@as
This will tell you the current state of the key. Now you can insert your own:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['compose:lwin']
This command as above worked fine for me, but @bryce reports that he needed double quotes, as in:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
13.3k74359
I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
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You can do this through the dconf-editor. If you do not already have it installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
Navigate to org >> gnome >> desktop >> input-sources
Click in the setting, xkb-options and add 'compose:lwin' inside the square brackets. The single quotes are required.
If other options are already there, the order does not matter; but separate the options with a comma: 'compose:lwin','other:option'
For those who looks for a command line solution (without installing dconf-editor) you can use:
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options
@as
This will tell you the current state of the key. Now you can insert your own:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['compose:lwin']
This command as above worked fine for me, but @bryce reports that he needed double quotes, as in:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
13.3k74359
I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
add a comment |
You can do this through the dconf-editor. If you do not already have it installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
Navigate to org >> gnome >> desktop >> input-sources
Click in the setting, xkb-options and add 'compose:lwin' inside the square brackets. The single quotes are required.
If other options are already there, the order does not matter; but separate the options with a comma: 'compose:lwin','other:option'
For those who looks for a command line solution (without installing dconf-editor) you can use:
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options
@as
This will tell you the current state of the key. Now you can insert your own:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['compose:lwin']
This command as above worked fine for me, but @bryce reports that he needed double quotes, as in:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
13.3k74359
I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
add a comment |
You can do this through the dconf-editor. If you do not already have it installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
Navigate to org >> gnome >> desktop >> input-sources
Click in the setting, xkb-options and add 'compose:lwin' inside the square brackets. The single quotes are required.
If other options are already there, the order does not matter; but separate the options with a comma: 'compose:lwin','other:option'
For those who looks for a command line solution (without installing dconf-editor) you can use:
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options
@as
This will tell you the current state of the key. Now you can insert your own:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['compose:lwin']
This command as above worked fine for me, but @bryce reports that he needed double quotes, as in:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
13.3k74359
You can do this through the dconf-editor. If you do not already have it installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
Navigate to org >> gnome >> desktop >> input-sources
Click in the setting, xkb-options and add 'compose:lwin' inside the square brackets. The single quotes are required.
If other options are already there, the order does not matter; but separate the options with a comma: 'compose:lwin','other:option'
For those who looks for a command line solution (without installing dconf-editor) you can use:
$ dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options
@as
This will tell you the current state of the key. Now you can insert your own:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options ['compose:lwin']
This command as above worked fine for me, but @bryce reports that he needed double quotes, as in:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
13.3k74359
edited Sep 18 '15 at 1:40
answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
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answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
chaskeschaskes
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answered Nov 20 '13 at 3:04
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I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
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I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
I needed to double quote the value. dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['compose:lwin']"
– Bryce
Sep 16 '15 at 20:41
add a comment |
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