AutoKey question: How can I hold down a simulated keypress while holding down the key combination?
My laptop's Escape key recently got broken so I temporarily mapped it to Super + X using AutoKey via keyboard.fake_keypress("<escape>"). However, I found that this doesn't hold down the Escape button but instead presses it once only. How do I script it to where as long as I'm holding down the key combination Super + X, the Escape button is also simulated held down. When I release, it also gets simulated released.
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My laptop's Escape key recently got broken so I temporarily mapped it to Super + X using AutoKey via keyboard.fake_keypress("<escape>"). However, I found that this doesn't hold down the Escape button but instead presses it once only. How do I script it to where as long as I'm holding down the key combination Super + X, the Escape button is also simulated held down. When I release, it also gets simulated released.
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You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40
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My laptop's Escape key recently got broken so I temporarily mapped it to Super + X using AutoKey via keyboard.fake_keypress("<escape>"). However, I found that this doesn't hold down the Escape button but instead presses it once only. How do I script it to where as long as I'm holding down the key combination Super + X, the Escape button is also simulated held down. When I release, it also gets simulated released.
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asked Dec 24 at 23:21
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My laptop's Escape key recently got broken so I temporarily mapped it to Super + X using AutoKey via keyboard.fake_keypress("<escape>"). However, I found that this doesn't hold down the Escape button but instead presses it once only. How do I script it to where as long as I'm holding down the key combination Super + X, the Escape button is also simulated held down. When I release, it also gets simulated released.
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You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40
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You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40
You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40
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This is not possible with a high-level keyboard macro tool such as Autokey. You should remap your broken key using more low-level tools. xmodmap is installed by default, and allows to modify the keymap. For guidelines on how to proceed, see the excellent answer of Kevin Bowen, Xev and xmodmap, to the question How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? here on Ask Ubuntu.
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This is not possible with a high-level keyboard macro tool such as Autokey. You should remap your broken key using more low-level tools. xmodmap is installed by default, and allows to modify the keymap. For guidelines on how to proceed, see the excellent answer of Kevin Bowen, Xev and xmodmap, to the question How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? here on Ask Ubuntu.
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This is not possible with a high-level keyboard macro tool such as Autokey. You should remap your broken key using more low-level tools. xmodmap is installed by default, and allows to modify the keymap. For guidelines on how to proceed, see the excellent answer of Kevin Bowen, Xev and xmodmap, to the question How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? here on Ask Ubuntu.
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This is not possible with a high-level keyboard macro tool such as Autokey. You should remap your broken key using more low-level tools. xmodmap is installed by default, and allows to modify the keymap. For guidelines on how to proceed, see the excellent answer of Kevin Bowen, Xev and xmodmap, to the question How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? here on Ask Ubuntu.
answered Dec 26 at 9:58
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This is not possible with a high-level keyboard macro tool such as Autokey. You should remap your broken key using more low-level tools. xmodmap is installed by default, and allows to modify the keymap. For guidelines on how to proceed, see the excellent answer of Kevin Bowen, Xev and xmodmap, to the question How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? here on Ask Ubuntu.
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You better arrange this at a lower system level, using xbindkeys. See askubuntu.com/questions/254424/…
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:33
Should rather be xmodmap, the second answer in that link.
– vanadium
Dec 25 at 7:40