Change XDM Keyboard Layout

besus_ · 05-18-2014, 10:33 AM

How do I change the XDM keyboard layout? I have added /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf . Only the xdm login screen has the incorrect layout, everything else is fine. I want to use the dvorak layout not qwerty.

Code:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier  "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
    MatchProduct    "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint|ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint|USB Trackpoint pointing device|Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Option      "EmulateWheel"      "true"
    Option      "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons"   "false"
    Option      "XAxisMapping"      "6 7"
    Option      "YAxisMapping"      "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
    Driver	"kbd"
    Option     "XkbLayout"     "dvorak"
EndSection

Slackware 14.1
Thinkpad T510

GazL · 05-18-2014, 10:41 AM

Here's what I use to set my keyboard.

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard.conf ################################

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "keyboard-gb"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "evdev"
        Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
        #Option "XkbVariant" ""
        Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

########################################################################

Try using that rather than the 'kbd' driver you're using in the file above (obviously changing 'gb' to dvorak).