Re: [Hampshire] xfce4 and keyboards
On Sun, Jul 18 at 01:11, Samuel Penn wrote: ... It does use hal, and that did help. I can now start typing properly. Just a word of warning HAL is on it's way out. Already gone for those of us on the Gentoo ~x86 front edge. When you next upgrade your X server you'll probably have to revert/move forward with the new modular X config. Easy enough. Add the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-keyboard.conf with content like: Section InputClass Identifier keyboard-all MatchIsKeyboard on Driver evdev Option XkbLayout gb Option XkbOptionsterminate:ctrl_alt_bksp EndSection -- Bob Dunlop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] xfce4 and keyboards
On 07/17/2010 06:18 PM, Samuel Penn wrote: Hi all, I've decided to have a play with Xfce (4.6.1, on Gentoo) but I'm having some keyboard issues. I can't see to get a UK layout on my keyboard. It works fine in KDE. I've tried the Keyboard Layouts plugin, and I've also added options into xorg.conf[1] as suggested by some Googling, but I haven't been able to get a UK keyboard map. Can anyone provide any suggestions? [1] I added this to xorg.conf: Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard1 Driver kbd Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection I had this problem after installing Slackware 13.1 and XFCE 4.6.1 I don't remember having it with previous versions. Slackware still uses hal, which I understand is on its way out. If your system doesn't use hal, this may not help. I had to copy the file /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi to /etc/hal/fdi/policy and edit it. The line merge key=input.xkb.layout type=stringus/merge needs to be changed so that us becomes gb I don't know why this is necessary, or what XFCE does if the system isn't running hal. MikeD -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] xfce4 and keyboards
On Sunday 18 July 2010 12:15:47 you wrote: I had this problem after installing Slackware 13.1 and XFCE 4.6.1 I don't remember having it with previous versions. Slackware still uses hal, which I understand is on its way out. If your system doesn't use hal, this may not help. It does use hal, and that did help. I can now start typing properly. Thanks! -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam.Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] xfce4 and keyboards
Hi all, I've decided to have a play with Xfce (4.6.1, on Gentoo) but I'm having some keyboard issues. I can't see to get a UK layout on my keyboard. It works fine in KDE. I've tried the Keyboard Layouts plugin, and I've also added options into xorg.conf[1] as suggested by some Googling, but I haven't been able to get a UK keyboard map. Can anyone provide any suggestions? [1] I added this to xorg.conf: Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard1 Driver kbd Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout gb EndSection -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam.Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
