From 790cb4a9d00aa963c1c2d11edf4d095471cc10e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Noah Masur <7386960+nmasur@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2023 23:50:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] use keyd instead of xkb for key remap

---
 modules/nixos/hardware/keyboard.nix | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/nixos/hardware/keyboard.nix b/modules/nixos/hardware/keyboard.nix
index 4c23bee..0cfa11b 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/hardware/keyboard.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/hardware/keyboard.nix
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
       autoRepeatDelay = 250;
       autoRepeatInterval = 40;
 
-      # Swap escape key with caps lock key
-      xkbOptions = "eurosign:e,caps:swapescape";
+    };
 
+    # Use capslock as escape and/or control
+    services.keyd = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = { main = { capslock = "overload(control, esc)"; }; };
     };
 
     # Enable num lock on login