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xarxax
xarxax

Reputation: 17

How can I may in xbindkeys both Alts to a specific keybinding?

What title says, I am trying to set them both in .xbindkeysrc.

I want to use this keybind to rotate between keyboard layouts, since it is a comfortable but unlikely combination to accidentally press.

Using the syntax:

"some_bash_command"
    [Alt + ]Alt_R + Alt_L

Alt + Alt_R + Alt_L -> command gets ignored

Alt_R + Alt_L -> results in the command being run on every left alt, effectively overruning any Alt_L keybinding and making Alt_R not do anything.

pkill xbindkeys && xbindkeys -> Using this to debug

Upvotes: 0

Views: 47

Answers (1)

xarxax
xarxax

Reputation: 17

Interestingly enough this is when you debug using --multikey:

"(Scheme function)" 
m:0x8 + c:108 
Alt + Alt_R 
"(Scheme function)" 
m:0x8 + c:64 
Alt + Alt_L

I guess something particular on xbindkeys just does not allow for both alts to be inputted synchronously.

No clue as to why Pressing only AltLeft gets fully overridden.

Upvotes: 0

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