i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:54:17 +0000Config for neo2 keyboard layouthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/Hi there! Is anybody using i3 with alternative keyboard layouts, e.g. neo2? I’d like to use the „win“ (Mod 4) key for i3 actions, but I just can’t set it up correctly. I’m so sorry, clearly an user error, it is working, awesome.Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:19:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/Comment by Michael for <p>Hi there! Is anybody using i3 with alternative keyboard layouts, e.g. neo2? I’d like to use the „win“ (Mod 4) key for i3 actions, but I just can’t set it up correctly. I’m so sorry, clearly an user error, it is working, awesome.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?comment=1562#comment-1562Why can’t you set it up correctly? The wizard (when you don’t have a config file) even asks you whether to use Mod1 or Mod4 and generates a configfile accordingly.Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:22:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?comment=1562#comment-1562Comment by Adaephon for <p>Hi there! Is anybody using i3 with alternative keyboard layouts, e.g. neo2? I’d like to use the „win“ (Mod 4) key for i3 actions, but I just can’t set it up correctly. I’m so sorry, clearly an user error, it is working, awesome.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?comment=4940#comment-4940I've been using i3 since version 3.ε with Neo2 and Win-Key without issue. How did you try to set up Mod4 usage? Could you please link to your configuration or post at least part of it? Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:54:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?comment=4940#comment-4940Answer by peterN for <p>Hi there! Is anybody using i3 with alternative keyboard layouts, e.g. neo2? I’d like to use the „win“ (Mod 4) key for i3 actions, but I just can’t set it up correctly. I’m so sorry, clearly an user error, it is working, awesome.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?answer=4939#post-id-4939Hi, I am using neo2 with i3wm without any glitches! How do you setup/use neo2? Which distribution do you use? On debian testing/unstable I switched the whole system to use neo2 by default by adapting /etc/default/keyboard like this # /etc/default/keyboard switch system to neo2 layout XKBMODEL="pc105" XKBLAYOUT="de" XKBVARIANT="neo" #XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_alt" XKBOPTIONS="" running the setup wizard of i3wm created a config file which was adapted to neo2 layout. That is it uses the same physical keys as the i3wm default by using the symbols/characters that neo2 has assigned to the physical keys. # ~/.i3/config set $mod Mod4 ... bindsym $mod+v layout tabbed Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:40:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1561/config-for-neo2-keyboard-layout/?answer=4939#post-id-4939