I have a custom keyboard layout like so
input * xkb_layout custom
The layout is found in /usr/local/xkb/x11/symbols.... (something like that)
And it works... in terminal, but if I open up brave
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+b exec brave-browser
It still uses the default layout, and not my custom one, but if I switch to some other layout and back, it works as expected
alias asdf="swaymsg input type:keyboard xkb_layout custom"
alias aoeu="swaymsg input type:keyboard xkb_layout us"
So aoeu then asdf and it works as expected, but it doesnt work initially which is annoying, and it periodically resets the keyboard back to us
This is from the debug logs
122 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/config.c:824] Read line 13:
123 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/config.c:824] Read line 14: input * xkb_layout real-prog-dvorak
124 │ 00:00:00.317 [INFO] [sway/commands.c:378] Config command: input * xkb_layout real-prog-dvorak
125 │ 00:00:00.317 [INFO] [sway/commands.c:398] After replacement: input * xkb_layout real-prog-dvorak
126 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/commands/input.c:54] entering input block: *
127 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/config/input.c:15] new_input_config(*)
128 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/commands.c:429] Subcommand: xkb_layout real-prog-dvorak
129 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/commands/input/xkb_layout.c:18] set-xkb_layout for config: * layout: real-prog-dvorak
130 │ 00:00:00.317 [DEBUG] [sway/config/input.c:15] new_input_config(temp)
131 │ 00:00:00.322 [DEBUG] [sway/config/input.c:350] Config stored for input *
132 │ 00:00:00.325 [DEBUG] [sway/config.c:1055] Translated keysyms using config for device '*'
133 │ 00:00:00.325 [DEBUG] [sway/config.c:824] Read line 15:
...
ge2_Keyboard')
866 │ 00:00:01.058 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard to seat seat0
867 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xcursor/wlr_xcursor.c:243] Loaded cursor theme 'default' at size 24 (88 available cursors)
868 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:718] Applying input config to 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard
869 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added Kinesis Advantage2 Keyboard [10730:258]
870 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard'
871 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard')
872 │ 00:00:01.092 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard to seat seat0
873 │ 00:00:01.097 [DEBUG] [sway/input/keyboard.c:912] Adding keyboard 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard to group 0x55b58fff7fb0
874 │ 00:00:01.098 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added Kinesis Advantage2 Keyboard Consumer Control [10730:258]
875 │ 00:00:01.098 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_Consumer_Control'
876 │ 00:00:01.098 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_Consumer_Control')
877 │ 00:00:01.098 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_Consumer_Control to seat seat0
878 │ 00:00:01.103 [DEBUG] [sway/input/keyboard.c:912] Adding keyboard 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_Consumer_Control to group 0x55b58fff7fb0
879 │ 00:00:01.105 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added Kinesis Advantage2 Keyboard System Control [10730:258]
880 │ 00:00:01.105 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_System_Control'
881 │ 00:00:01.105 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_System_Control')
882 │ 00:00:01.105 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_System_Control to seat seat0
883 │ 00:00:01.109 [DEBUG] [sway/input/keyboard.c:912] Adding keyboard 10730:258:Kinesis_Advantage2_Keyboard_System_Control to group 0x55b58fff7fb0
884 │ 00:00:01.111 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added C270 HD WEBCAM [1133:2085]
885 │ 00:00:01.111 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '1133:2085:C270_HD_WEBCAM'
886 │ 00:00:01.111 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '1133:2085:C270_HD_WEBCAM')
887 │ 00:00:01.111 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 1133:2085:C270_HD_WEBCAM to seat seat0
888 │ 00:00:01.116 [DEBUG] [sway/input/keyboard.c:912] Adding keyboard 1133:2085:C270_HD_WEBCAM to group 0x55b58fff7fb0
889 │ 00:00:01.117 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added HP, Inc HyperX QuadCast Consumer Control [1008:1169]
890 │ 00:00:01.117 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '1008:1169:HP,_Inc_HyperX_QuadCast_Consumer_Control'
891 │ 00:00:01.117 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '1008:1169:HP,_Inc_HyperX_QuadCast_Consumer_Control')
892 │ 00:00:01.117 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 1008:1169:HP,_Inc_HyperX_QuadCast_Consumer_Control to seat seat0
893 │ 00:00:01.122 [DEBUG] [sway/input/keyboard.c:912] Adding keyboard 1008:1169:HP,_Inc_HyperX_QuadCast_Consumer_Control to group 0x55b58fff7fb0
894 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/events.c:95] Added USB Optical Mouse [7119:5]
895 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [sway/input/input-manager.c:234] adding device: '7119:5:USB_Optical_Mouse'
896 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [sway/input/libinput.c:198] sway_input_configure_libinput_device('*' on '7119:5:USB_Optical_Mouse')
897 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:939] adding device 7119:5:USB_Optical_Mouse to seat seat0
898 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [sway/input/seat.c:718] Applying input config to 7119:5:USB_Optical_Mouse
899 │ 00:00:01.123 [DEBUG] [wlr] [backend/libinput/backend.c:133] libinput successfully initialized
...
1465 │ 00:00:16.114 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1466 │ 00:00:16.114 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1467 │ 00:00:16.114 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 378 (_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR) for window 4194307
1468 │ 00:00:16.114 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1469 │ 00:00:16.114 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 380 (_NET_WM_ICON) for window 4194307
1470 │ [4248:4268:0829/063613.713701:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(590)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.DBus.StartServiceByName: object_path= /org/freedesktop/DBus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildSignaled: Process org.freedesktop.Notifications rec
│ eived signal 11
1471 │ 00:00:16.255 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1472 │ 00:00:16.256 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 299 (XdndAware) for window 4194307
1473 │ 00:00:16.256 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1474 │ 00:00:16.256 [DEBUG] [sway/tree/view.c:404] View 0x55b5903ea420 updated CSD to 0
1475 │ 00:00:16.308 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1476 │ 00:00:16.308 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1477 │ 00:00:16.309 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1478 │ 00:00:16.309 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 381 (_NET_WM_OPAQUE_REGION) for window 4194307
1479 │ 00:00:16.311 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1480 │ 00:00:16.417 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1481 │ 00:00:16.417 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1482 │ 00:00:16.461 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1483 │ 00:00:16.461 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1484 │ 00:00:16.461 [DEBUG] [sway/desktop/xwayland.c:764] New xwayland unmanaged surface
1485 │ 00:00:16.461 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1486 │ 00:00:16.461 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 387 (_NET_WM_USER_TIME) for window 4194307
1487 │ 00:00:16.462 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1488 │ 00:00:16.462 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1489 │ 00:00:16.462 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1490 │ 00:00:16.462 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1491 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 342 (CHROMIUM_TIMESTAMP) for window 4194308
1492 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1493 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 276 (WM_STATE) for window 4194307
1494 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1495 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1496 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1497 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1498 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1499 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1500 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1501 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1502 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1503 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:833] unhandled X11 property 381 (_NET_WM_OPAQUE_REGION) for window 4194307
1504 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/selection/selection.c:147] not handling selection events: no seat assigned to xwayland
1505 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [types/wlr_surface.c:748] New wlr_surface 0x55b5903e9f80 (res 0x55b5903efa10)
1506 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [wlr] [xwayland/xwm.c:1674] New xwayland surface: 0x55b5903e9f80
1507 │ 00:00:16.520 [DEBUG] [sway/tree/view.c:404] View 0x55b5903ea420 updated CSD to 0
1508 │ 00:00:16.521 [DEBUG] [sway/tree/workspace.c:63] Adding workspace 4: for output DP-1
1509 │ 00:00:16.521 [DEBUG] [sway/ipc-server.c:306] Sending workspace::init event
