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What I would like to do is, instead of pressing Shift+1 or Shift+2 to see ! or @ respectively, have by default ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) instead of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0, and maybe if I have my NumLock off it could be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. But if NumLock is off I would have ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) in the first row, and could have access to the numbers if I use the Shift key.

Can someone get me to the right track?

// Begin: Insert 42lx by cosvaldo@42lx.com
// This file is called 42lx and must be placed into the following linux folder:
// /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
    name[Group1]= "US/ASCII";
    key <AE01> { [   1,          exclam,           exclamdown,      onesuperior ] };
    key <AE02> { [   2,              at,          twosuperior, dead_doubleacute ] };
    key <AE03> { [   3,      numbersign,        threesuperior,      dead_macron ] };
    key <AE04> { [   4,          dollar,             currency,         sterling ] };
    key <AE05> { [   5,         percent,             EuroSign,     dead_cedilla ] };
    key <AE06> { [   6, dead_circumflex,           onequarter,      asciicircum ] };
    key <AE07> { [   7,       ampersand,              onehalf,        dead_horn ] };
    key <AE08> { [   8,        asterisk,        threequarters,      dead_ogonek ] };
    key <AE09> { [   9,       parenleft,  leftsinglequotemark,       dead_breve ] };
    key <AE10> { [   0,      parenright, rightsinglequotemark,   dead_abovering ] };
    modifier_map Shift   { Num_Lock };
    //modifier_map Shift  { Shift_L, Shift_R };
    //modifier_map Mod2   { Num_Lock };
    // key <NMLK> {    [ Num_Lock  ]   };
};
// End: Insert 42lx by cosvaldo@42lx.com

I also will insert this code:

// /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml
// It will be inserted at line ... this code in evdev.xml:
    <!-- Begin: Insert 42lx by cosvaldo@42lx.com -->
    <layout>
      <configItem>
        <name>42lx</name>
        <shortDescription>42lx.com</shortDescription>
        <description>42lx English (US): switch between numbers and signs at the
        first line, below function keys with Num Lock, Left and Right
        Shift.</description>
        <languageList>
          <iso639Id>eng</iso639Id>
          <iso639Id>por</iso639Id>
        </languageList>
      </configItem>
      <variantList/>
    </layout>
    <!-- End: Insert 42lx by cosvaldo@42lx.com -->

I already saw this link and this one, but something is missing here.

BeastOfCaerbannog
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Jonadabe
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You can use the remapper deamon keyd for this purpose. See this answer for installation, usage and tips.

After installation, use the config below (plus lines for 4-0, obviously). The config uses f12 to toggle between two layers, one where 1-3 act normally (the default main layer), one where they act as if shift is pressed (I called it f12layer). You can use something else than f12. Run keyd -m, press the key you want to use as a toggle, note the name, change and reload the config.

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[main]


f12 = toggle(f12layer)


[f12layer]


f12 = toggle(f12layer)
1 = S-1
2 = S-2
3 = S-3
Rasmus
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