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Remap left-side <alt><tab> to right-side <alt><tab>

Asked by Alan Stancliff

I am a new Ubuntu user from the country of Windozelandia. I have only one Tab key on my keyboard, on the left side. The <alt><tab> works as a task switcher, but only when I use the <alt> key on the right side. Because of the layout of my rather unusual physical keyboard, I need to be able to use the <alt> key on the left side. Is there a way to remap the left-side <alt><tab> key to function as the right <alt><tab> key?

If it makes any difference, I have two software keyboard layouts that I use, English USA and Spanish, Latin America, and I can switch between them on the fly by depressing both <alt> keys.

I use a Kinesis keyboard with a Dvorak layout.

Regards,

Alan

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Best Nicolas Riesco (nicolas-riesco) said : 		#1

What I'd try is edit the shortcut key for task switcher.
You can do this by clicking on System, then Preferences
and finally on Keyboard Shortcuts. This will open a window
to edit shortcut keys. The one you want to edit is under
'Window Management', labelled as 'Move between windows
with pop up'.

Hope this helps,

Nico

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Alan Stancliff (tellme) said : 		#2

Thanks Nicolas Riesco, that solved my question.

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Alan Stancliff (tellme) said : 		#3

Thank you Nicolas Riesco. Usted es muy amable. It appears Linux calls my right <alt> key something like "modS" or "mod5," not sure which. But I was able to modify it without any problem once I read your message.

I came here because my posting of the question on the Ubuntu forum did not get a useful solution (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=570357).

Regards,

Alan