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I'd like to swap some keys but only in external keyboard. Is this possible with xmodmap?

I've found this question: Can I Xmodmap only a specific device? but it refers only to mouse.

I found here http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Configuring_keyboards

that "The Xmodmap/Setxkbmap Method ... changes how X handles the keycodes it receives" so one could think that it's not possible, but I can call:

setxkbmap -device <device_id>  -variant dvorak

and I obtain (partially) my desired result. So I have dvorak layout on external and "basic"=qwerty on my laptop keyboard. And I'd like to have my custom layout on external keyboard.

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    I'm pretty sure the answer is no. I went through this a while ago, and I ended up using xorg rules. In short, create a new keymap using `xkb`, not `xmodmap` (I suspect the latter is deprecated anyway), then create a new rule in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d`, with `MatchProduct "FOO"`. – Sparhawk Feb 01 '16 at 22:52
  • Thanks Sparhawk, please look at edit. If I won't succeed I'll try your way. – sZpak Feb 01 '16 at 23:11
  • Oh okay, good find! I probably went the "newer" way because I was also running [at-home-modifier](https://gitlab.com/at-home-modifier/at-home-modifier-evdev/wikis/home) on a specific keyboard, but your way looks like it should work. – Sparhawk Feb 01 '16 at 23:26

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