Hi, Ryan gave me a hint, how to find a workaround without using ~/.Xmodmap. I describe the solution of my specific problem here, so it might be helpful for someone with a similar problem.
These links helped a lot: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Howto%3A%20Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions http://www.charvolant.org/~doug/xkb/html/node5.html To use the special € and $ keys of the acer laptop in 13.10: 1. add the scancode-to-keycode mappings to /etc/rc.local # <Euro> setkeycodes e033 240 # <Dollar> setkeycodes e034 241 loadkeys /home/user/.acer.map 2. create the keyboard translation table extension in /home/user/.acer.map containing: keycode 240 = euro shift keycode 240 = cent keycode 241 = dollar shift keycode 241 = onequarter 3. add the xbd_symbols to the symbol definition file you use, e.g.: /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de // acer Euro und Dollar Spezialtasten key <I248> { [ EuroSign, cent ] }; key <I249> { [ dollar, onequarter ] }; 4. optional, if you like to see the keys in the graphical represenation of the keyboard, change the appropriate section in the geometry definition file you use, e.g. /usr/share/X11/xkb/geometry/pc section "Editing" { top= 61; left= 312; row { top= 1; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <INS>, <HOME>, <PGUP> }; }; row { top= 20; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <DELE>, <END>, <PGDN> }; }; row { top= 58; keys { <I248>, { <UP>, color= "grey20" } , <I249> }; }; row { top= 77; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <LEFT>, <DOWN>, <RGHT> }; }; }; // End of "Editing" section And now I'm able to switch the keyboard layouts using "gnome-control-center region layouts", too, withour "loosing" the € or $ key of the acer laptop again. cheers Dirk -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1243642 Title: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I'm using a ~/.Xmodmap file to define two keycode mappings. 13.10 doesn't seem to automatically load this file any more. 13.04 did. (same file, same laptop) manual execution of "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap" works on 13.10! That means I'm e.g. able to use this key in a terminal or in geany. I discovered, that by switching the keyboard layouts using "gnome- control-center region layouts" the mappings of the "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap" will be lost again. Then another manual execution of "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap" has to be executed and it works again. Perhaps the ~/.Xmodmap is loaded and lost by the the gnome-control- center () later. Sorry, I can't figure out which packet this bug has to be asigned to. By using apport-bug "xorg" was choosen, but it could be "xorg-server" or "gnome-control-center", also. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Wed Oct 23 12:05:11 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: saucy DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:013c] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:013c] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-18 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630 MarkForUpload: True PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg01-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/11/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: V1.34 dmi.board.name: Homa dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Rev dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.34:bd08/11/2009:svnAcer:pnExtensa5630:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnHoma:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630 dmi.product.version: 0100 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Wed Oct 23 11:15:16 2013 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 5459 vendor CMO xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1243642/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
