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== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==


=== Why do my settings keep getting forgotten during my X windows session? ===
=== Settings reverted during X Windows session ===


Since at least March 2020 there have been issues with `setxkbmap` settings being reset without user instruction under X windows.
Since at least March 2020 there have been issues with <source lang=console inline>setxkbmap</source> settings being reset without user instruction under the [[wikipedia:X Windows System|X Windows System]].


Below is a script written in Raku that continuously checks for this undesirable reset behavior and puts the intended settings back in place. It is described in more detail in the blog post [https://5ab5traction5.bearblog.dev/apl-keyboard-keeper/ Raku to the Rescue: APL Keyboard Keeper].
Below is a script written in [[wikipedia:Raku (programming language)|Raku]] that continuously checks for this undesirable reset behavior and puts the intended settings back in place.<ref>John Longwalker. [https://5ab5traction5.bearblog.dev/ 5ab5traction5 blog]. [https://5ab5traction5.bearblog.dev/apl-keyboard-keeper/ Raku to the Rescue: APL Keyboard Keeper]. 29 Jun, 2020</ref>


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<source lang=perl6>
#!/usr/bin/env raku
#!/usr/bin/env raku


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