x11-misc/xkeyboard-config/files/0001-Add-option-to-bind-Control-modifier-to-CAPS-key-whil.patch

   1 From 2bcfa978e94562f798886a12f86141c9e4a15458 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
   2 From: Stephan Hilb <stephan@ecshi.net>
   3 Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:06:28 +0100
   4 Subject: [PATCH] Add option to bind Control modifier to <CAPS> key while preserving the Caps_Lock keysym
   5
   6 Allows the <CAPS> key to act as a Control modifier while still being recognized as the caps lock key through its keysym (CapsLock).
   7 See #30898 for usecases and arguments.
   8 ---
   9  rules/base.o_s.part |    1 +
  10  rules/base.xml.in   |    6 ++++++
  11  symbols/capslock    |   11 +++++++++++
  12  3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
  13
  14 diff --git a/rules/base.o_s.part b/rules/base.o_s.part
  15 index 6ce87e3..5ac467a 100644
  16 --- a/rules/base.o_s.part
  17 +++ b/rules/base.o_s.part
  18 @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
  19    caps:super           =       +capslock(super)
  20    caps:hyper           =       +capslock(hyper)
  21    caps:none            =       +capslock(none)
  22 +  caps:ctrl_modifier   =       +capslock(ctrl_modifier)
  23    ctrl:nocaps          =       +ctrl(nocaps)
  24    ctrl:lctrl_meta      =       +ctrl(lctrl_meta)
  25    ctrl:swapcaps                =       +ctrl(swapcaps)
  26 diff --git a/rules/base.xml.in b/rules/base.xml.in
  27 index 15581b7..86aab3e 100644
  28 --- a/rules/base.xml.in
  29 +++ b/rules/base.xml.in
  30 @@ -5272,6 +5272,12 @@
  31            <_description>Caps Lock is disabled</_description>
  32          </configItem>
  33        </option>
  34 +      <option>
  35 +        <configItem>
  36 +          <name>caps:ctrl_modifier</name>
  37 +          <_description>Make Caps Lock an additional Control but keep the Caps_Lock keysym</_description>
  38 +        </configItem>
  39 +      </option>
  40      </group>
  41      <group allowMultipleSelection="false">
  42        <!-- Using special PC keys (Win, Menu) to work as standard X keys (Super, Hyper, etc.) -->
  43 diff --git a/symbols/capslock b/symbols/capslock
  44 index 415e4db..18a4045 100644
  45 --- a/symbols/capslock
  46 +++ b/symbols/capslock
  47 @@ -63,3 +63,14 @@ xkb_symbols "numlock" {
  48      key <CAPS> {        [       Num_Lock  ]       };
  49  };
  50
  51 +// This changes the modifier behavior of the <CAPS> key.
  52 +// The keysym will be reset to Caps_Lock
  53 +partial hidden modifier_keys
  54 +xkb_symbols "ctrl_modifier" {
  55 +    replace key <CAPS> {
  56 +        type[Group1] = "ONE_LEVEL",
  57 +        symbols[Group1] = [ Caps_Lock ],
  58 +        actions[Group1] = [ SetMods(modifiers=Control) ]
  59 +    };
  60 +    modifier_map Control { <CAPS> };
  61 +};
  62 --
  63 1.7.4.1
  64