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accent character in bindsym

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:31:15 +0000

I am trying to have a key binding involving the key \` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the \` key, or what? The exact line in my config would be bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal for example.

Answer by dkeg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:37:59 +0000

you would need to use this bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical bindsym $mod+dash split h bindsym $mod+bar split v

Comment by muz for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:45:39 +0000

How would I go about finding the verbose name of the character? apostrophe does not work, neither does Apostrophe or backtick (wild guess)..

Comment by robsku for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:38:24 +0000

If you have the keycode from xev (let's say it's 25): xmodmap -pke | grep ' 25 '(There's a reason for padding the 25 with spaces, as otherwise also keysyms for keynums like 125 and 252 would be printed.

Comment by dkeg for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:03:42 +0000

i'm not on a machine I can test on, but try acute accent, or maybe its just accent

Answer by akg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:46:31 +0000

The keysym is "grave". bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal

Comment by Michael for

The keysym is "grave".

bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:59:48 +0000

You can find out using the tool `xev`

Comment by muz for

The keysym is "grave".

bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:27:08 +0000

Thank you very much. This worked. May I ask how you found this?

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accent character in bindsym

Answer by dkeg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Comment by muz for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Comment by robsku for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Comment by dkeg for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Answer by akg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Comment by Michael for
The keysym is "grave".

`bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal`

Comment by muz for
The keysym is "grave".

`bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal`

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accent character in bindsym

Answer by dkeg for I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what? The exact line in my config would be bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal for example.

Comment by muz for you would need to use this bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical bindsym $mod+dash split h bindsym $mod+bar split v

Comment by robsku for you would need to use this bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical bindsym $mod+dash split h bindsym $mod+bar split v

Comment by dkeg for you would need to use this bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical bindsym $mod+dash split h bindsym $mod+bar split v

Answer by akg for I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what? The exact line in my config would be bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal for example.

Comment by Michael for The keysym is "grave". bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal

Comment by muz for The keysym is "grave". bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal

Answer by dkeg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Comment by muz for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Comment by robsku for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Comment by dkeg for
you would need to use this

`bindsym $MOD+apostrophe exec i3-sensible-terminal`

or what the verbose name of the character is. For example I use the ' - ' to tile horizontally and the bar for vertical

`bindsym $mod+dash split h` `bindsym $mod+bar split v`

Answer by akg for
I am trying to have a key binding involving the key ` but it does not work. Is there an alias I have to use for the ` key, or what?

The exact line in my config would be

bindsym $mod+` exec i3-sensible-terminal

for example.

Comment by Michael for
The keysym is "grave".

`bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal`

Comment by muz for
The keysym is "grave".

`bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-sensible-terminal`