[systemd-devel] udev event to trigger xinput/xmodmap

[Weiwu Zhang]

On Mon, 2 Jan 2017, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:

> Buttons can be remapped in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d snippet that has the
> same matching capabilities (assuming you run more or less recent Xorg).

I didn't know it can match by device ID. Will look into it.

> Keyboard keys are really better going in xkb rules and you can select
> custom layout using xorg.conf.d snippet as well. Note that I have heard
> rumors about deprecating xmodmap entirely.

I already reconfigured xkb. Unfortunately all my keyboard's layout are 
affected, and I only need the new layout to be applicable to a single 
keyboard, and leaving the built-in laptop keyboard untouched. But since 
you mentioned xorg.conf.d can selectivly apply mouse settings by device, 
perhaps the same could be done in xorg.conf.

Thansk.