On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:42:18 +0000 Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> said:
> On Thursday 22 Nov 2012 00:28:13 Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > > window managers.. x apps never read xorg.conf - xorg does. they fetch info > > from x via x protocol - and make changes via it too. the kbd layout > > (xkbswitch) module changes layout by executing the setxkbmap binary. e > > will output to stdout what it runs with "SET XKB RUN: ...." > > > > run e from a terminal in another xserver (xephyr for example) and see. > > > > when i change kbd layout (eg to japanese - where i know the layout is > > different and exactly which keys change), but it just doesnt work for > > polish. setxkbmap pl doesnt make my 'z' key become 'y' (by looking at > > polish kbd layouts on line - it should... no? shift+2 should be " not @ > > etc.)... all of this works for japanese layout just fine (where these > > changes do happen), so at least for me here, xkb itself is broken when > > setting "pl" as a layout. > > Same in UK vs US keyboard layouts. In UK Shift+2 should give " and in the US > keyboard it should be @. In alpha3 I get: > > $ setxkbmap -query > rules: evdev > model: default > layout: us,gb, > options: > grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll,compose:menu,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp > > While, in say fluxbox I get: > > $ setxkbmap -query > rules: evdev > model: default > layout: gb,el > options: > grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll,compose:menu,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp > > > I don't know where e17 reads the US layout from ... but running 'setxkbmap > gb' in a terminal works fine. if it isnt in the xkbswitch config dialog/menu then e doesnt read the us kbd layout from anywhere... it SETs just the list of kbdlayotus u have in your config. nothing more. it could be u have gnome and kde stuff enabled in the desktop config and gnome/kde tools are setting up the kbdlayout too.. and so e17 and they fight.. last guy in wins... and last guy probably is gnome/kde not e :) -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
