How to disable the PageUp / PageDown keys?

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#1

They're way too close to the arrow keys

Typed in xmodmap -e "keycode 112 = " and
xmodmap -e "keycode 117 = "
but it didn't work

#2

It will work* if you omit the spaces around the '=' sign

*(I just tested it and can confirm that it works)

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#3

It didn't work for me. I typed both in and nothing happened. can i see your terminal?

#4 
thom@monolith:~$ xmodmap -e "keycode 112="
thom@monolith:~$ xmodmap -e "keycode 117="
thom@monolith:~$

Every app started after the invocation of these commands will no longer respond to PgUp or PgDn

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#5

Hey thanks, it worked :slight_smile:

#6

Hi, so every time I turn the computer off, it resets. Is there any way to make this change permanent?

#7

Ofcourse there is :slight_smile:
(several ways actually)

Why don't you add it to control center -> startup applications ?
That is probably the easiest way for you to accomplish that.

#8

how do i do that exactly?

#9

Creating startup entries (see also illustration below):

Open Control Center and:

  1. click "startup applications"
  2. click "add"
  3. fill the fields, put xmodmap -e "keycode 112=" in the commandfield
  4. click "add"
  5. Repeat step 2 to 4 for xmodmap -e "keycode 117="
  6. Close everything.

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#10

Screenshot at 2023-02-23 18-19-04

Thank you. I also want to disable to PrtSc button, which of these values is the correct keycode?

#11

Printscreen key is 99 :slight_smile:

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#12

Hi, so it didn't actually work for some reason. PgUp / PgDn and PrtScr still work on startup

#13

Did you put xmodmap -e "keycode 112=" in the command field ?
(in the picture it says, wrongly, map -e "keycode 112=" because the visible part of the inputfield is too small to display the full command)

It works here. If it doesn' work for you I'll try something else.

#14

It didn't work, sorry for getting back so late