Jörg Schaible wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> it seems the latest xorg-server update also changed the German standard
> keyboard layout, since the tilde is no longer a dead key. I verified that
> the standard variant is still used, I have no ~/.Xkbmap or /etc/X11/Xkbmap
> or (Xmodmap or Xresources), so the standard must have changed.
>
> Where is this defined and how do I get back the "normal" behavior?
>
> If you're used to a tilde working as dead key, the original key sequence
> like produced for e.g. this annoying example:
>
> rm -rf ~ /tmp
>
> I wand my dead key back!
> Anyone?
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$ diff -u /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
--- /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
2012-06-23 16:25:07.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de 2012-11-17 16:22:16.070643609 +0100
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
key <AD03> { [ e, E, EuroSign, EuroSign ] };
key <AD06> { [ z, Z, leftarrow, yen ] };
key <AD11> { [udiaeresis, Udiaeresis, dead_diaeresis, dead_abovering ]
};
- key <AD12> { [ plus, asterisk, dead_tilde, dead_macron ] };
+ key <AD12> { [ plus, asterisk, asciitilde, macron ] };
key <AC02> { [ s, S, U017F, U1E9E
] };
key <AC07> { [ j, J, dead_belowdot,
dead_abovedot ] };
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Comparing the current standard with an older backup, explains this change.
Who is responsible for that?
- Jörg
