xcapes

#!/bin/bash
#dependencies: xmodmap xcape
# Known issues:
# After system update script needs to be called again.

# clear mappings
setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp:shifts_toggle,grp_led:caps us,de
echo "Keyboard options: shift keys together toggle us,de and use CapsLock LED as indicator for de"

# do the magic
# 2023-09-11 REPLACED WITH keyd
#xmodmap -e 'clear Lock'
#xmodmap -e 'keycode 66 = Control_L'
#xmodmap -e 'add Control = Control_L'
## make fake esc key to be mapped with xcape
#xmodmap -e 'keycode 999 = Escape'
#xcape -e 'Control_L=Escape'
#echo "CapsLock remapped to Control/Escape"

# remap page up/down to page back / forward
#xmodmap -e 'XF86Forward = keycode 117'
#xmodmap -e 'XF86Back = keycode 112'
#echo "Remapped Pageup/down to Back and Forward"

if pgrep -x xfce-polkit >/dev/null; then
	echo "polkit already running"
else
	/usr/lib/xfce-polkit/xfce-polkit &
	echo started polkit
fi