keyboard configuration in Xorg: deadkeys, hal, evdev, what?
What is the modern way to set up a compose key and deadkeys in X? (Slack 13.1, standard US equipment)
First I tried xorg.conf: Code:
Section "InputDevice" Code:
<merge key="input.xkb.rules" type="string">base</merge> Does anyone have any recommendations for where to turn next? It seems like every three years or so I have to re-learn how to configure a keyboard because the infrastructure has fundamentally changed. This is frustrating. Thanks---- quiescere |
If you are just modifying a few keys of any particular map, I would use xmodmap. However, if you are completely changing a keyboard map (say qwerty to dvorak) I would use setxkbmap.
EDIT: the above mentioned file has the same note as the CHANGES_AND_HINTS.txt You can try disabling hal for xinputs. But you will need a full xorg.conf file. Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" Option "AutoAddDevices" "false" Option "AutoEnableDevices" "false" Being that you already tried the hal method, I would either give up and use setxkbmap but save hal for the other inputs and video card, or ditch hal and define a full xorg.conf file. EDIT EDIT EDIT: The solution might be simple... Did you restart the hal service? It might not like your changes until it restarts and rereads the config file ;).. obviously also restart x. Code:
su -c '/etc/rc.d/rc.hald restart' |
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setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout us -variant intl -option "compose:ralt" Quote:
Thanks for your quick reply. quiescere |
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