[SOLVED] slackware current to dvorak?

SandMan420420 · 11-18-2020, 08:03 PM

how would i do a system wide change to dvorak us?

Paulo2 · 11-18-2020, 08:36 PM

I think in a console you have to load a map in '/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/dvorak/' editing /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

In KDE and Xfce is easy to configure, go to keyboard settings and choose a dvorak map.

SandMan420420 · 11-19-2020, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulo2

I think in a console you have to load a map in '/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/dvorak/' editing /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

In KDE and Xfce is easy to configure, go to keyboard settings and choose a dvorak map.

My problem is that when i change it to dvorak in xfce it doesnt change for the boot up login screen?

Paulo2 · 11-19-2020, 04:27 PM

Do you have a /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap file? Is it executable?
Take a look

Code:

ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

It should be listed as -rwxr-xr-x
If not, make it executable

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

Then edit it as root and change the keymap to something in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/dvorak/

I think those are the maps you want, I never used a dvorak map.

Before all this, you can test the keyboard map in a console running loadkeys

Code:

loadkeys dvorak.map

SandMan420420 · 11-21-2020, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulo2

Do you have a /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap file? Is it executable?
Take a look

Code:

ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

It should be listed as -rwxr-xr-x
If not, make it executable

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap

Then edit it as root and change the keymap to something in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/dvorak/

I think those are the maps you want, I never used a dvorak map.

Before all this, you can test the keyboard map in a console running loadkeys

Code:

loadkeys dvorak.map

hello this error shows up

~ ❯❯❯ ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap
ls: cannot access '/etc/rc.d/rc.keymap': No such file or directory

so i guess i need to create it how would i do that? thank you.

Paulo2 · 11-21-2020, 10:03 AM

The content of /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap is

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# Load the keyboard map.  More maps are in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps.
if [ -x /usr/bin/loadkeys ]; then
 /usr/bin/loadkeys us-acentos.map
fi

Replace us-acentos.map with the dvorak map you want.

SandMan420420 · 11-21-2020, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulo2

The content of /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap is

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# Load the keyboard map.  More maps are in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps.
if [ -x /usr/bin/loadkeys ]; then
 /usr/bin/loadkeys us-acentos.map
fi

Replace us-acentos.map with the dvorak map you want.

i am confused i dont have a /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap what commands do i do in order to make it?

Paulo2 · 11-21-2020, 12:36 PM

I think the best way is, with your regular user, open an text editor (kate or kwrite or other
that you are used to run) and type or paste the content I posted and save it as 'rc.keymap'

Then as root move that file to '/etc/rc.d/' and don't forget to make it executable.
Then reboot, at next boot the keyboard map you wrote instead us-acentos.map should
be loaded.

Take a look at this book I think it will help
http://dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_toc.html