From eb921aa2931859f55b11f3cc42a7fadd147a58d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anastasisg <anastasis@learnworlds.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:44:47 +0200
Subject: keysym to ignore layout

---
 xlnch.c | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(limited to 'xlnch.c')

diff --git a/xlnch.c b/xlnch.c
index a5ffd62..f39f606 100644
--- a/xlnch.c
+++ b/xlnch.c
@@ -302,11 +302,16 @@ int run()
 		return 0;
 	    }
 
-	    XLookupString(&event.xkey, text, 255, &keysym, 0);
-	    flag = 0;
-
 	    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < idx; i++) {
-		if (lnch[i].key == text[0]) {
+              char tmp[128] = "";
+              // get configured key
+              tmp[0] = lnch[i].key;
+              tmp[1] = '\0';
+              // convert to keysym, and then to keycode Keycodes are consistent
+              // across layouts but may vary between different keyboard models.
+              // For example, the keycode for the "A" key might differ between
+              // a US QWERTY keyboard and a French AZERTY keyboard.
+              if (XKeysymToKeycode(display, XStringToKeysym(tmp)) == event.xkey.keycode) {
 		    rc = run_cmd(lnch[i].cmd);
 		    flag = 1;
 		    if (lnch[i].exits) {
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