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Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem: https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work

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On 15-09-17, Peter Smith wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have tried to change the behavior of the CapsLock key to make it an
> > additional Escape key. In order to do this I read the advice on
> > https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard
> >
> > Specifically I did:
> > I changed the file /etc/default/keyboard to:
> >
> > XKBLAYOUT="us,at"
> > XKBVARIANT=","
> > BACKSPACE="guess"
> > XKBMODEL="pc105"
> > XKBOPTIONS="caps:escape"
> >
> > Then I tried to execute the commands
> >
> > # service keyboard-setup restart
> >
> > and rebooting the the whole system. Nothing worked. After rebooting
> > the CapsLock key behaved in exactly the same manner as before
> > rebooting. It is still a CapsLock key.
> >
> > Maybe this is helpful:
> > I use Debian Testing with Gnome.
> >
> > Does anyone have any tips on why this does not work? Or how to inform
> > the Wiki team that this page contains wrong information?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Peter
> >
> > P.S.: I actually was able to change the keyboard layout later on by
> > the Gnome Tweak tool, but nevertheless I do not unterstand why the
> > official information does not work and it should be rectified.
> >
> 
> >In case of Gnome, use gnome tweak tool, typing, caps lock key behaviour.
> >Set it there and that's it.
> 
> 
> --> Yes, I have already done that. Nevertheless the documentation on
> that Wiki page is wrong. I'd like to report a bug or something like
> this but the Wiki page does not provide any clues on how to do that.
> I don't want anybody else to waste his/her time by reading and
> following that wrong documentation. Do you know how to file a bug for
> that Wiki page?

Ahh, sorry, did not get that P.S. part, thought that it is part of
signature, or something like that. As for wiki question, perhaps you can
find answer on this page: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianWiki/Contact

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Re: Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem:  https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work Peter Smith <peter.smith3102@gmail.com> - 2017-09-15 09:50 +0200
  Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem:  https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-09-15 10:10 +0200
    Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem:  https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-09-15 14:40 +0200
  Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem:  https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2017-09-15 16:30 +0200
    Re: Make CapsLock an additional Escape key - Problem:  https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard advice does not work James Montgomery <james@envcode.io> - 2017-09-15 16:50 +0200

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