Hi, I think it isn't the answer he asked. The problem is the keyboard mapping using xdm to another host. All the answers given here (also from Franz) are for an X Window manager running locally.
I don't have the answer either, except modifying some stuff on the remote host. CU . \)|(/ . (o o) . /-----------------ooO----(_)----Ooo-----------------\ .(_| Francis VIVAT | . | CETP-CNRS | . | 10-12, avenue de l'Europe 78140 Velizy | . | Tel : +33 1 3925 4780 | . | Fax : +33 1 3925 4922 |_ . | E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ) . \---------------------------------------------------/ . (_) (_) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Contact (davidlynch-films.com)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "frederic bregier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX > Personally i use xinit to launch my Xserver > > and i put this line in my .xinitrc : > > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model pc104 -layout fr & > > bye > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "frederic bregier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:22 AM > Subject: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX > > > > Hi, > > I try to use Cygwin-Xfree to connect to an AIX system with a X11 > > client session. > > The connection works fine (with the -kb option as the FAQ said), > > but it is in english keyboard, and of course, I have a french one. > > So the question is : > > - Is there a way to get a french keyboard without modifying > > the AIX server configuration itself ? (that is to say, only > > modifying local configuration inside Windows 2000) > > > > Note that if I connect in a xterm remote client with a X11 local > > interface (X11 running locally on my Windows 2000), I keep my > > french keyboard (I am using xmodmap locally, so it works), but > > with some strange behavior (for instance backspace seems to not > > work properly in the display but correctly in the result). > > > > I was wondering if there is a way to put the french keyboard in "hard" > > (compiled) in the XFree ? > > Note that a connexion with a commercial product in the same way > > (XDMCP client), I get correctly my french keyboard. > > > > Frédéric > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > - http://www.WebMailSPro.com - >> > > VOTRE service d'email sans pub avec VOTRE nom de domaine > > > >