From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@orlitzky.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2023 17:28:06 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: src/xkb/symbols/emacs-keys: new xkb layout file
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src/xkb/symbols/emacs-keys: new xkb layout file
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diff --git a/src/xkb/symbols/emacs-keys b/src/xkb/symbols/emacs-keys
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/xkb/symbols/emacs-keys
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+//
+// The emacs-keys layout is a modified "us" layout:
+//
+//   * CapsLock becomes Left-Alt
+//   * Left-Alt and Left-Ctrl are swapped
+//   * Right-Alt and Right-Ctrl are swapped
+//
+// This could probably be pieced together from various
+// rules that ship with xkeyboard-config, but it's a
+// lot nicer to have everything available as a layout.
+//
+
+default partial alphanumeric_keys
+xkb_symbols "emacs-keys" {
+    include "us(basic)"
+    name[Group1] = "Emacs Keys";
+
+    // Make capslock a left-alt.
+    replace key <CAPS> { [ Alt_L, Meta_L ] };
+    modifier_map Mod1 { <CAPS> };
+
+    // This is a copy of the ctrl(swap_lalt_lctl) rule
+    // that ships with xkeyboard-config.
+    replace key <LALT> { [ Control_L, Control_L ] };
+    replace key <LCTL> { [ Alt_L, Meta_L ] };
+    modifier_map Mod1    { <LCTL> };
+    modifier_map Control { <LALT> };
+    replace key <LALT> { [ Control_L, Control_L ] };
+    replace key <LCTL> { [ Alt_L, Meta_L ] };
+    modifier_map Mod1    { <LCTL> };
+    modifier_map Control { <LALT> };
+
+    // This is a copy of the ctrl(swap_ralt_rctl) rule
+    // that ships with xkeyboard-config.
+    replace key <RALT> { [ Control_R, Control_R ] };
+    replace key <RCTL> { [ Alt_R, Meta_R ] };
+    modifier_map Mod1    { <RCTL> };
+    modifier_map Control { <RALT> };
+};