Xorg.conf, using en_GB keyboard layout
 

Hi,

I just recently install LFS (Linux From Scratch) and then I started install Xorg. All worked out fine, however when I loaded XWindows (for say KDE), my keyboard layout was set as default layout (I think its american).

So after a little searching I found that if I added *somthing like* xfkeyboard "en_GB" to Xorg.conf I'd be able to use the english map. All well and good, until I tried to use my windows key for some of the short cuts in KDE. It wasnt being picked up by KDE at all in the shortcut manager. :( However, the windows key worked fine in the default layout (if I didnt speicfy a language in Xorg.conf).

Does anyone know a way around this? Hardly a serious problem, but can be a bit annoying sometimes! Any help is greatly appreciated!

;)

Hi.

Try this in the keyboard section of xorg.conf:Dave

Hi,

Yes, I tried that already, but it didnt work :( However, I did manage to map the key with a nice tutorial I found. (http://mandrakeuser.org/docs/xwin/print/keys.html) So, pressing WIN+D works, and WIN plus any other combination works. Problem is, WIN on its own will not work as its a "META" map.

I ran xmodmap with this:
Know anyway to get it to work with combinations of WIN and just WIN? Perhaps some other kind of mod map? Also, is there any way to get X to do the commands on startup, instead of me constantly mapping it on each logon?

Regards.

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One last BUMP!

The previous answer was right, mine is as follows,

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"