Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 27 October 2009 00:45:07 Mick wrote: > >> I have been trying to get this to work for some time now. I have followed >> this upgrade guide and modified my >> >> /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-xinput-configuration.fdi >> >> to include >> >> <merge key="input.xkb.options" >> type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge> >> >> This didn't work, so I looked further and found out that the >> input.xkb.options is deprecated and instead I should use: >> >> <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" >> type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge> >> >> as detailed in here: >> >> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/tree/config/x11-input.fdi >> >> Anyway, neither will work. Is there any other syntax I should try, or is >> perhaps 10-xinput-configuration.fdi the wrong file for this? >> >> > > This config works for me: > > $ cat /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > <deviceinfo version="0.2"> > <device> > > <!-- KVM emulates a USB graphics tablet which works in absolute > coordinate > mode --> > <match key="input.product" contains="QEMU USB Tablet"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge> > </match> > > <!-- FIXME: Support tablets too. --> > <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.mouse"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">mouse</merge> > <match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name" > string="Linux"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge> > </match> > </match> > > <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.tablet"> > <match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name" > string="Linux"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge> > </match> > </match> > > <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">mouse</merge> > <match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name" > string="Linux"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge> > </match> > </match> > > <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys"> > <!-- If we're using Linux, we use evdev by default (falling back to > keyboard otherwise). --> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">keyboard</merge> > <match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name" > string="Linux"> > <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge> > <merge key="input.xkb.options" > type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge> > </match> > </match> > </device> > </deviceinfo> > > >
You just got to love that hal. All that when one line does it in xorg.conf. Yep, it's a serious improvement over the old way. LOL Dale :-) :-) P. S. This was meant to be funny. Note the LOL at the end.
