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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 0a965f53c0..edf410d024 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -42626,6 +42626,47 @@ A timeout in seconds after which to hide cursor. @end deftp +@defvar home-xmodmap-service-type +This is the service type for the +@uref{https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xmodmap,xmodmap} utility +to modify keymaps and pointer button mappings under the Xorg display +server. Its associated value must be a +@code{home-xmodmap-configuration} record, as shown below. + +The @code{key-map} field takes a list of objects, each of which is +either a @dfn{statement} (a string) or an @dfn{assignment} (a pair of +strings). As an example, the snippet below swaps around the +@kbd{Caps_Lock} and the @kbd{Control_L} keys, by first removing the +keysyms (on the right-hand side) from the corresponding modifier maps +(on the left-hand side), re-assigning them by swapping each other out, +and finally adding back the keysyms to the modifier maps. + +@lisp +(service home-xmodmap-service-type + (home-xmodmap-configuration + (key-map '(("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"))))) +@end lisp +@end defvar + +@deftp {Data Type} home-xmodmap-configuration +The configuration record for @code{home-xmodmap-service-type}. Its +available fields are: + +@table @asis +@item @code{xmodmap} (default: @code{xmodmap}) (type: file-like) +The @code{xmodmap} package to use. + +@item @code{key-map} (default: @code{'()}) (type: list) +The list of expressions to be read by @code{xmodmap} on service startup. + +@end table +@end deftp + @node Guix Home Services @subsection Guix Home Services |