On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote:
> I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard
> (see quoted message below).
>
> I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more
> urgent for me to identify and fix the problem.
>
> When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop
> environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not
> seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to
> DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the
> Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which
> suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the
> keyboard.
hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some
specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace.
> I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard
> mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help.
Does 'xev' report any key events?
-Kimmo
>
> Any help or suggestions?
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole <qole.tab...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question
> on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can
> help me here.
>
> I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900.
> I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see
> below, but I'd like to know how to map the keyboard
> permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every time.
>
> Here is the help that I've received so far:
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas
> <mar...@pov.lt> wrote:
>
>
>
> I've had partial success by doing this:
>
> $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb
> $ vi default.xkb
>
> comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors:
>
> // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) {
> // action= LockControls(controls=);
> // };
>
> // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all)
> {
> // action= LockControls(controls=);
> // };
>
> Now you can restore the settings back by running
>
> $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0
>
> if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional
> keyboard.
>
> Next
>
> $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb
> $ vi mg.xkb
>
> key <RGHT> {
> type= "FOUR_LEVEL",
> symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right,
> Tab, Tab ]
> };
>
> $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0
>
> and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key.
>
> Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's
> possible to make
> it load incomplete maps on top of the current
> configuration, just to
> update a few symbols without replicating the full
> configuration.
>
> > None of the changes I make
> to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51
> > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the
> file).
>
>
> Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled
> versions of those?
>
> I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing
> files in /usr/.
> Although creating a new symbols file in there and
> loading it on top of
> the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work...
>
> Marius Gedminas
>
> (I have already replied with the following:
>
> Replace
> type= "FOUR_LEVEL",
> symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab,
> Tab ]
>
> with
> type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2",
> symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ]
>
>
> and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift-
> right arrow.)
>
>
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