On Mittwoch 08 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann > > <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > On Mittwoch 08 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann > >> > >> <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > On Tuesday 07 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote: > >> > >but now you can skip the FDI unless you have > >> >> > >> >> some customized configuration > >> > > >> > customized like a german layout with a german keyboard.. I wasn't the > >> > first nor the last one stepping into that trap. > >> > >> I only have US keyboards so I can't say how it should be done. :) > >> According to the message when you emerge hal, it says: > >> > >> * If you wish to use a non US layout, you may do so by executing: > >> * setxkbmap <layout> or by utilizing your Desktop Environment's > >> * Keyboard Layout Settings mechanism. > >> * Under GNOME, this is gnome-keyboard-properties, and under KDE > >> * it is kxkb. > >> > >> So I think setting it in xorg.conf is easier, but at least it is not > >> absolutely required if you can run setxkbmap in your xdm startup. :) > > > > which is so idiotic I won't even comment on that any further. > > I think editing /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi is easier than that, > even. :)
and I think editing xorg.conf is the easiest way.
