# Notes for Chromebook keyboard settings

## Make the search key an additional Escape
The chromebook search key sends the keycode 133, or `LWIN`. This can be mapped
as an additional escape key (useful for vim users) using XKB.

Create the file `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/chromebook` with the following:

    // Make LWIN an additional Escape
    hidden partial modifier_keys
    xkb_symbols "lwin_escape" {
        key <LWIN> { [ Escape ] };
        modifier_map Mod4 { <LWIN> };
    };

Edit `/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev` and add a new line in the
`! option    =    symbols` section:

      chromebook:lwin_escape = +chromebook(lwin_escape)

Edit `/usr/share/X11/xkb/evdev.lst` and addl

      chromebook:lwin_escape  Make Chromebook search key (LWIN) an additional Escape

Then, run dconf-editor, and add the `'chromebook:lwin_escape'` xkb option for
Gnome under `org.gnome.desktop.input-sources`.