Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 22:04:34 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: xorg.conf: (snip for relevant) Section ServerLayout Identifier X.org Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDevice Mouse0 CorePointer InputDevice Keyboard0

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Boris Samorodov wrote: On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:34 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some questions regarding all of this. rc.conf: (snipped to show the relevant entries) font8x16=iso15-8x16

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Boris Samorodov
On Fri, 01 May 2009 09:11:02 -0400 PJ wrote: Boris Samorodov wrote: On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:34 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some questions regarding all of this. rc.conf: (snipped to

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Boris Samorodov wrote: On Fri, 01 May 2009 09:11:02 -0400 PJ wrote: Boris Samorodov wrote: On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:34 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But the ca(multi) setting does not work either alone or with the us for switching. The accent keys are dead.

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But the ca(multi) setting does not work either alone or with the us for

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Friday 01 May 2009 16:41:52 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But the ca(multi) setting does not work

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But the ca(multi) setting does not work either alone or with the us for switching.

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Boris Samorodov
On Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:19 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But the ca(multi) setting does not

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Frank Shute
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 04:04:34PM -0400, PJ wrote: [snip] Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#QWERTY If you have Canadian Multilingual Standard, this option needs to be set to ca(multi). If you have Canadian French, set it to ca or ca(fr). This does not set it to

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Frank Shute wrote: On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 04:04:34PM -0400, PJ wrote: [snip] Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#QWERTY If you have Canadian Multilingual Standard, this option needs to be set to ca(multi). If you have Canadian French, set it to ca or ca(fr).

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Boris Samorodov wrote: On Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:19 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi.

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching - SOLVED

2009-05-01 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 16:41:52 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Friday 01 May 2009 15:57:35 PJ wrote: The physical keyboard is a Compaq, identical layout of the Logitech I am using on this XP. This one is set to switch beween us canadian multi. But

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-05-01 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Friday 01 May 2009 19:24:04 PJ wrote: Boris Samorodov wrote: On Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:19 -0400 PJ wrote: Section ServerLayout Identifier X.org Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard Option

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching - SOLVED

2009-05-01 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Friday 01 May 2009 19:37:52 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: Have you tried running setxkbmap ca multi? Now, here's the weird stuff - ca multi works in Firefox... but not in xterm so, the keyboard has to be set from fluxbox... works fine in Inkscape, gnucash, abacus, so the real problem

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-30 Thread Boris Samorodov
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:04:34 -0400 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some questions regarding all of this. rc.conf: (snipped to show the relevant entries) font8x16=iso15-8x16 font8x14=iso15-8x14 font8x8=iso15-8x8

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-30 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Wednesday 29 April 2009 22:04:34 PJ wrote: Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: xorg.conf: (snip for relevant) Section ServerLayout Identifier X.org Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDevice Mouse0 CorePointer InputDevice Keyboard0 CoreKeyboard Option

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-29 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Wednesday 29 April 2009 00:14:53 PJ wrote: Oh, well, another day lost... but, I guess it's better to limp than not to walk at all. :-\ I think it would help if you posted your /etc/rc.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Those are the two files that need to change.

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-29 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 00:14:53 PJ wrote: Oh, well, another day lost... but, I guess it's better to limp than not to walk at all. :-\ I think it would help if you posted your /etc/rc.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Those are the two files that need to change.

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-29 Thread Tijl Coosemans
On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some questions regarding all of this. rc.conf: (snipped to show the relevant entries) font8x16=iso15-8x16 font8x14=iso15-8x14 font8x8=iso15-8x8 allscreens_flags=VGA_80x60 cyan rpcbind_enable=YES mountd_flags=-r

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-29 Thread PJ
Tijl Coosemans wrote: On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: Cool. Then I can ask some questions regarding all of this. rc.conf: (snipped to show the relevant entries) font8x16=iso15-8x16 font8x14=iso15-8x14 font8x8=iso15-8x8 allscreens_flags=VGA_80x60 cyan rpcbind_enable=YES

French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or Quebeckers) or are we being neglected and still considered The White Niggers of America? ;-)

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread Daniel Bye
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: Anyway, everything I have tried does not work on FreeBSD or on xorg. What have you tried already? Are you using hald to autoconfigure Xorg, or are you still using the static xorg.conf file? Dan -- Daniel Bye

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
Daniel Bye wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: Anyway, everything I have tried does not work on FreeBSD or on xorg. What have you tried already? Are you using hald to autoconfigure Xorg, or are you still using the static xorg.conf file? Dan I rather

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Powell
PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or Quebeckers) or are we being neglected and still considered The White Niggers

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread Frank Shute
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or Quebeckers) or are we being

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
Frank Shute wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or Quebeckers)

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
Michael Powell wrote: PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or Quebeckers) or are we being neglected and still

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
PJ wrote: Frank Shute wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the

Re: French-Canadian Keyboard keyboard switching

2009-04-28 Thread PJ
PJ wrote: Frank Shute wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:42:52AM -0400, PJ wrote: I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the