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doc:appunti:linux:sa:touchpad_disable [2021/05/12 18:15] – [Mapping Fn+ESC on the Teclast F6] niccolodoc:appunti:linux:sa:touchpad_disable [2021/05/13 09:42] (current) – [Mapping Fn+ESC on the Teclast F6] niccolo
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 ===== Mapping Fn+ESC on the Teclast F6 ===== ===== Mapping Fn+ESC on the Teclast F6 =====
  
-The ESC key on the **Teclast F6 notebook** has the blue label indicating that the shortcut **Fn+ESC** should trigger the **touchpadd toggle** function, but it does not work in GNU/Linux.+The ESC key on the **Teclast F6 notebook** has the blue label indicating that the shortcut **Fn+ESC** should trigger the **touchpad toggle** function, but it does not work in GNU/Linux.
  
 Using the **evtest** tool we can see that the Fn+ESC keys produces three events, i.e. it is the same as pressing three keys together: Using the **evtest** tool we can see that the Fn+ESC keys produces three events, i.e. it is the same as pressing three keys together:
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 </code> </code>
  
-The keys are **Left Control**, **Left Meta** and the key used to toggle from Zenkaku (full-width) to Hankaku (half-width) Japanese character spacing :-O+The keys are **Left Control**, **Left Meta** (also known as //Left Windows Logo// key) and the key used to toggle from Zenkaku (full-width) to Hankaku (half-width) Japanese character spacing :-O
  
-Using **udev** I remapped the ''Left Meta'' and ''ZENKAKUHANKAKU'' keys to the more useable **Left Alt** and **ESC** (see this page about **[[remap_keyboard_keys#customize_events_using_udev|customize udev events]]**):+Using **udev** I remapped the ''ZENKAKUHANKAKU'' key to the more useable **ESC** (see this page about **[[remap_keyboard_keys#customize_events_using_udev|customize udev events]]**):
  
 <file> <file>
 evdev:atkbd:dmi:* evdev:atkbd:dmi:*
- KEYBOARD_KEY_db=leftalt 
  KEYBOARD_KEY_76=esc  KEYBOARD_KEY_76=esc
 </file> </file>
  
-Finally, using the XFCE **Settings** => **Keyboard**, I associated the Ctrl+Alt+Escape keyboard shortcut to the following shell script **/usr/local/bin/touchpad-toggle**:+If you are interested, I have a more complete configuration file which I use also to swap the **Fn key** behaviour on function keys (I want them to work as first option, instead of multimedia buttons). See this page about **[[remap_keyboard_keys#configuration_example_for_the_teclast_f6_notebook|rempapping keyboard keys]]**. 
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 +Finally, using the XFCE **Settings** => **Keyboard**, I associated the **Ctrl+Super+Escape** keyboard shortcut (where //Super// means //Left Windows Logo//) to the following shell script **/usr/local/bin/touchpad-toggle**:
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 </code> </code>
  
 +**NOTICE**: I usually use the **Left Windows Logo** key as the **compose key**, to type international characters. Unfortunately the compose key cannot be used into an XFCE keyboard shortcut, so I changed my compose key to the **Menu key** (the one at the right of the space).
 ===== Web References ===== ===== Web References =====
  
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