Gnome autostart didn't work

[m4jq]

hi!

i added my script to autostart but it did not load at startup… i dont know why.

this is my script (it works when i execute it manually from terminal):

#!/bin/bash

xmodmap -e "keycode 51 Shift_L = Return numbersign"
xmodmap -e "keycode 94 Shift_L = backslash bar"
xmodmap -e "keycode 48 Shift_L = apostrophe at"
xmodmap -e "keycode 11 Shift_L = 2 quotedbl"

exit 0

and .desktop file

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/home/mike/.config/keymap.sh
Name=Keymap
Comment=Change keys
Type=Application
Icon=applications-system
StartupNotify=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Terminal=false

[bogdancovaciu]

Hello,

@m4jq

xmodmap

That will only work on X11 session and not in Wayland, also is kind of outdated method and you actually have to define your list of keycodes inside the ~/.Xmodmap file, some like this:

keycode 51 Shift_L = Return numbersign
keycode 94 Shift_L = backslash bar
keycode 48 Shift_L = apostrophe at
keycode 11 Shift_L = 2 quotedbl

and your startup .desktop file should be something like:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Correct keys layout
Exec=/usr/bin/xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
Categories=Application;
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

Better look into xkb … or look for an alternative if you are using wayland.