How do I apply numpad:microsoft X11 options in i3?

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I apologize if i3 is unrelated to this issue, but I read that the desktop environment can affect keyboard layouts and I suspect i3 may be part of the issue.

I like to use the numpad home/end + shift to select entire lines, but in most applications, pressing numpad home/end + shift will just put in a number since shift switches back to entering numbers.

From what I’ve read, the numpad:microsoft X11 option should make things work the way I’m used to.

Here’s the output of setxkbmap -query:
rules: evdev
layout: us
options: numpad:microsoft

Here’s the output of localectl -status:
System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
VC Keymap: us
X11 Layout: us
X11 Variant: ,
X11 Options: numpad:microsoft

Any clue why the numpad:microsoft option doesn’t appear to do anything?

Thanks!

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Alright, just found the answer in another thread here. lol
The forum won’t let me link it directly though.

The solution was to add the following to my i3 config.
exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap us,us , numpad:microsoft -model logitech_base