Combos involving "parenleft" and "parenright" don't work as expected.

[lululock71]

Hi,

So I've been experimenting with my AZERTY keyboard, trying to "invert" the functions of the number row, while allowing to use "R_Shift" to type uppercase accented characters (É, È, Ç, À, etc.).

But since "parenleft" and "parenright" also need to be reversed, I was expecting it to work the same as for the other keys of the number row. But apparently, it doesn't.

I've set "parenleft" as the input. That's what the "5" key outputs when it is lowercase. So I've set the output as "Shift_L + parenleft" because I want that key to output a "5" when I don't press "Shift_L". But when I try to inject the preset, it will still output "parenleft". I've checked for typos and I don't think it is wrong. All the other keys work as expected with a similar output command "Shift_L + whatever-the-key".

The same issue happens with "parenright", which is bellow the degree symbol. I've tried to remap it as well as part of my troubleshooting and it happens it doesn't work either.

Share some logs please:

1. input-remapper-control --version

input-remapper 2.0.1 f5151aab27ae0e7d8b1f0c80ce92a718e3a86e71 https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper python-evdev 1.6.1

3. which linux distro (ubuntu 20.04, manjaro, etc.)

Arch Linux, last updated 15/03/2024 (but had the issue for a few weeks already)
Kernel : 6.7.8-arch1-1

5. echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

x11
Haven't tried Wayland.

7. which desktop environment (gnome, plasma, xfce4, etc.)

Xfce 4.18, Xfwm 4

9. sudo ls -l /proc/1/exe

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 15 mars 14:26 /proc/1/exe -> /usr/lib/systemd/systemd

11. paste the affected preset .json file from ~/.config/input-remapper-2/presets

    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 2,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + ampersand",
        "name": "NumRowLow1 (&)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 3,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + eacute",
        "name": "NumRowLow2 (\u00e9)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 4,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + quotedbl",
        "name": "NumRowLow3 (\")",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 5,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + apostrophe",
        "name": "NumRowLow4 (')",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 6,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + parenleft",
        "name": "NumRowLow5 (()",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 7,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + minus",
        "name": "NumRowLow6 (-)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 8,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + egrave",
        "name": "NumRowLow7 (\u00e8)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 9,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + underscore",
        "name": "NumRowLow8 (_)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 10,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + ccedilla",
        "name": "NumRowLow9 (\u00e7)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 11,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "Shift_L + agrave",
        "name": "NumRowLow0 (\u00e0)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 54,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 10,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "key(Caps_Lock).key(ccedilla).key(Caps_Lock)",
        "name": "MajCcedilla (Shift R + ccdilla)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 54,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 11,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "key(Caps_Lock).key(agrave).key(Caps_Lock)",
        "name": "MajAgrave (Shift R + agrave)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 54,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 8,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "key(Caps_Lock).key(egrave).key(Caps_Lock)",
        "name": "MajEgrave (Shift R + egrave)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 54,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 3,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "key(Caps_Lock).key(eacute).key(Caps_Lock)",
        "name": "MajEacute (Shift R + eacute)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 54,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 40,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "key(Caps_Lock).key(ugrave).key(Caps_Lock)",
        "name": "MajUgrave (Shift R + ugrave)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 2,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "ampersand",
        "name": "NumRowHigh1 (Shift L + ampersand)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 3,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "eacute",
        "name": "NumRowHigh2 (Shift L + eacute)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 4,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "quotedbl",
        "name": "NumRowHigh3 (Shift L + quotedbl)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 5,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "apostrophe",
        "name": "NumRowHigh4 (Shift L + apostrophe)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 6,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "parenleft",
        "name": "NumRowHigh5 (Shift L + parenleft)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 7,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "minus",
        "name": "NumRowHigh6 (Shift L + minus)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 8,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "egrave",
        "name": "NumRowHigh7 (Shift L + egrave)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 9,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "underscore",
        "name": "NumRowHigh8 (Shift L + underscore)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 10,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "ccedilla",
        "name": "NumRowHigh9 (Shift L + ccedilla)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 100,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 3,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "ISO_Level3_Shift + eacute",
        "name": "NumRowGr (ISO Level3 Shift + eacute)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    },
    {
        "input_combination": [
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 42,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            },
            {
                "type": 1,
                "code": 11,
                "origin_hash": "748e31550c24fc009038438dc4fce338"
            }
        ],
        "target_uinput": "keyboard",
        "output_symbol": "agrave",
        "name": "NumRowHigh0 (Shift L + agrave)",
        "mapping_type": "key_macro"
    }
]

12. sudo pkill -f input-remapper-service && input-remapper-gtk -d, apply the preset and hit your key. Then share that log.

Provided command doesn't open input-remapper :

Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified
NumRowLow5 (()
Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified

(input-remapper-gtk:2777): Gtk-WARNING **: 14:45:36.182: cannot open display: :0.0```


14. `sudo evtest` while the previous command is running, to see how events are injected. Devices starting with `input-remapper ...` are of interest.

Can't open input-remapper as root.

[TheSpaceSheep]

I have the exact same issue on Debian 12 using KDE Plasma with Wayland.
Same problem when I try to remap anything to ISO_Level3_Shift + parenleft (which corresponds to "[" on azerty keyboards). "(" is outputted instead.