Hi folks! I just read the excellent article "Consisten Keyboard Configuration" by John F. Bunch in the Linux Journal, issue #38.
It would be nice if we could specify a keyboard configuration in the Policy Manual. That is: we define how each key should behave in the Debian system and configure all our packages to apply to this standard. In Debian 2.0 each key should perform the same action in a program, no matter if you run it on the console, in an XTerm, or somewhere else (e.g. standalone X program). For example, on my keyboard I can use the up- and down-arrow keys to scroll in "less" (on the console and in an Xterm), but the PgUp and PgDn keys only work in the Xterm--not on the console. I suggest that we form a small group of people (3-5 persons) that write a section for the policy manual, adopt the major packages together with their maintainers (kernel keytables, X, etc.), and help the other maintainers to adopt their packages afterwards. Any comments are welcome. Thanks, Chris -- _,, Christian Schwarz / o \__ [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], ! ___; [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / \\\______/ ! PGP-fp: 8F 61 EB 6D CF 23 CA D7 34 05 14 5C C8 DC 22 BA \ / http://fatman.mathematik.tu-muenchen.de/~schwarz/ -.-.,---,-,-..---,-,-.,----.-.- "DIE ENTE BLEIBT DRAUSSEN!" -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .