Tag Archives: mac os x

Swap Alt and Windows keys with xmodmap?

Publicat la 23 October 2019 No comments

The problem: I have a Mac keyboard where the Alt/Win (i.e. Option/Command) keys are inverted compared to a regular PC keyboard, and I'd like to swap them.

The answer:

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# clear all options
setxkbmap -model "pc105" -layout "us,se" -option ""  

# set the Apple keyboard
setxkbmap -rules "evdev" -model "pc105" -layout "us,se" -option "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,lv3:rwin_switch,grp:shifts_toggle,altwin:swap_lalt_lwin"

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And another one which I call when I'm back on a normal keyboard:

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# clear settings
setxkbmap -model "pc105" -layout "us,se" -option ""

# pc keyobard
setxkbmap -rules "evdev" -model "pc105" -layout "us,se" -option "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,lv3:rwin_switch,grp:shifts_toggle"

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Useful shortcuts

Publicat la 9 December 2012 No comments

Power
[codesyntax lang="bash"]

Lock screen: ctrl + shift + eject
Sleep: command + control + eject

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Screen
[codesyntax lang="bash"]

Screen capture (whole screen): command + shift + 3
Screen capture (selection): command +  shift + 4
Screen capture to clipboard (whole screen): command + control + shift + 3
Screen capture to clipboard (selection): command +  control+ shift + 4

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Finder
[codesyntax lang="bash"]

 Get info: command + control + i

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