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Keyboard modifier to use with xmodmap

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I've just installed a fresh Ubuntu. For the last 2 years I've used a system that allowed me to use my Caps Lock key as a keyboard modifier to get the character I want.

For isntance, if I wanted the GBP Pound sterling £ symbol I could type

Caps Lock + - + l and it would output £

If I wanted a German umlaut (ü ö ä Ä Ü ) I could type

Caps Lock + u + : and it would output ü

How is this achieved? (I assume something with xmodmap)

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answered 3 Years ago ravturtl · Accepted Answer

I don't think you even need xmodmap, you can just set you Compose Key to <CapsLock>.

This post explains how to do it on some Ubuntu flavours:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey