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xkb
sezanzeb 4 years ago committed by sezanzeb
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@ -5,12 +5,23 @@ and search for 'Key Mapper'. You should be prompted for your sudo password
as special permissions are needed to read events from `/dev/input/` files.
You can also start it via `sudo key-mapper-gtk`.
<p align="center">
<img src="usage_1.png"/>
<img src="usage_2.png"/>
</p>
Hitting a key on the device that is selected in the large dropdown on the top
should display the key on the bottom of the window, and write it into the selected
row (as shown in the screenshots).
For changes to take effect, save the preset first. Otherwise, the daemon
won't be able to know about your changes. Afterwards press the "Apply" button.
To change the mapping, you need to use the "Apply Defaults" button, so that
the application can read the original keycode. It would otherwise be
invisible since the daemon maps it independently of the GUI.
For changes to take effect, save the preset first. Otherwise, the daemon
won't be able to know about your changes.
## Troubleshooting
If stuff doesn't work, check the output of `sudo key-mapper-gtk -d` and feel free
to [open up an issue here](https://github.com/sezanzeb/key-mapper/issues/new).

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