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Thinkpad udev keyboard tweaks
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99-thinkpad-t14.hwdb
evdev:atkbd:dmi:bvn*:bvr*:bd*:svnLENOVO*:pn*:pvrThinkPad*
KEYBOARD_KEY_b7=rightmeta
KEYBOARD_KEY_3a=esc
KEYBOARD_KEY_01=capslock
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99-thinkpad-x220.hwdb
evdev:atkbd:dmi:bvn*:bvr*:bd*:svnLENOVO*:pn*:pvrThinkPad*
KEYBOARD_KEY_dd=rightmeta
KEYBOARD_KEY_3a=esc
KEYBOARD_KEY_01=capslock
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README.md

Thinkpad udev keyboard tweaks

The right side of the Thinkpad keyboard has a menu button or (on newer systems) a print key button. These udev hwdb files can be place in /etc/udev/hwdb.d to turn these unfortunate key choices into right Meta/Super keys.

I also swap Escape and Caps Lock.

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