I'm using the German keyboard layout but I'm used to the Windows behaviour that Strg + Alt acts like the AltGr key. I need it for programming to reach leftbracket etc. easily. I've tried already some stuff and read through man pages and online tuts but nothing works the way I want so far. My most recent attempt was editing the xkb files to add a new variant based on the original german layout.
Code:
$ sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
...
partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "win" {
// previous standard German layout but CTRL + ALT is level3
include "de(basic)"
name[Group1]="German (win)";
key <AE07> {type[Group2]="CTRL_ALT", symbols[Group1]=[7, slash], symbols[Group2]=[braceleft, seveneight]};
include "kpdl(dot)"
};
...
For testing purposes I added only <AE07> but in the end it shall work with <AE08> ... too
The selection of the variant works so far that on the NUMPAD , is now a . (so include "kpdl(dot)" works)
Code:
$ sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/types/level3
partial default xkb_types "default" {
// A key type which can be used to implement
// a windows behaviour to reach level3
virtual_modifiers Alt;
type "CTRL_ALT" {
modifiers = Shift+Ctrl;
map[None] = Level1;
map[Shift] = Level2;
map[Alt+Ctrl] = Level3;
map[Shift+Alt+Ctrl] = Level4;
level_name[Level1] = "Base";
level_name[Level2] = "Shift";
level_name[Level3] = "Level3";
level_name[Level4] = "Level4";
};
};
New entries in evdev.lst and xorg.lst to make the variant available in Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources
Code:
...
os ge: Ossetian (Georgia)
win de: German (win)
deadacute de: German (dead acute)
...
New entries in evdev.xml and xorg.xml
Code:
...
<layout>
<configItem>
<name>de</name>
<shortDescription>de</shortDescription>
<description>German</description>
<languageList>
<iso639Id>ger</iso639Id>
</languageList>
</configItem>
<variantList>
<variant>
<configItem>
<name>win</name>
<description>German (win)</description>
</configItem>
</variant>
<variant>
<configItem>
<name>deadacute</name>
<description>German (dead acute)</description>
</configItem>
</variant>
...
What am I missing? Please help.
