Problem in 13.10: Keyboard layout problem: Control L and Caps Lock swapped

. dcMhOYBdpZkH at web.de
Sun Oct 20 09:41:41 UTC 2013


On 19.10.2013 16:24, . wrote:
> I have a problem in UbuntuGNOME 13.10 which I didn't had in prior
> releases: I did a clean install and I don't know if it was already there
> or if I may have changed something, but my "Control L" and "Caps Lock"
> keys are swapped. How to swap them back? See also the attached image.
>
>
>
I solved it with

$ cd ~
$ xmodmap -pke > .Xmodmap
$ echo "remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L" >> .Xmodmap
$ xmodmap .Xmodmap    or relogin into your account

but the "Keyboard Layout Chart" program shows the keys still swapped.
What's the reason for this? How to fix?

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