Configure X: multiple keyboard layouts ?
Hi, I'd like to configure X for multiple keyboard layouts, e. g.: - french - swiss french - german On my Linux box (running CentOS 5.4 and a dated version of X.org), the configuration for this looks like this : Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver kbd Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout fr,ch,de Option XkbVariant ,fr, Option XkbOptions grp:alt_shift_toggle EndSection This stanza enables me to toggle between different keyboard layouts, using the [Alt]+[RightShift] key combination. You might wonder about the XkbVariant option: the swiss keyboard layout has two variants: fr and de. This is to indicate the swiss roman layout. Now is there any way I could achieve a similar thing with the more recent X.org shipping with FreeBSD 8.0 ? Any suggestions ? Niki Kovacs ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Configure X: multiple keyboard layouts ?
On Sun, Mar 07, 2010 at 11:09:16AM +0100, Niki Kovacs wrote: Hi, I'd like to configure X for multiple keyboard layouts, e. g.: - french - swiss french - german On my Linux box (running CentOS 5.4 and a dated version of X.org), the configuration for this looks like this : Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver kbd Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout fr,ch,de Option XkbVariant ,fr, Option XkbOptions grp:alt_shift_toggle EndSection This stanza enables me to toggle between different keyboard layouts, using the [Alt]+[RightShift] key combination. You might wonder about the XkbVariant option: the swiss keyboard layout has two variants: fr and de. This is to indicate the swiss roman layout. Now is there any way I could achieve a similar thing with the more recent X.org shipping with FreeBSD 8.0 ? Any suggestions ? Hi Niki, Welcome to FreeBSD! There is a way to achieve similar results with recent X.org. X nowadays can get by without an xorg.conf and by default it uses hald and dbus to configure keyboard, mouse etc. It's documented how you can create an xorg.conf and use that for device config rather than hald: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html You basically create an xorg.conf and then add: Option AutoAddDevices false to the ServerLayout section and then your keyboard config placed in your xorg.conf will be picked up. You will also need a section for the mouse along the lines of: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Protocol auto Option Device /dev/sysmouse # Option Emulate3Buttons false Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 6 7# For scroll wheel EndSection It's parameters are dependent on your type of mouse. With that and xorg.conf placed under /etc/X11/ you should be good to go. But I'm quite sure you know that xorg.conf can be a fiddle ;) If you get stuck, post your xorg.conf BTW, if you haven't read it already the manpage for moused(8) is quite a revelation. The FreeBSD mouse driver puts the Linux mouse driver to shame! Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: KDE doesn't switch between keyboard layouts in FreeBSD
Edit the file: ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and add the following line in the Global Shortcuts section: Switch to Next Keyboard Layout=default(Alt+Shift_L) I already have similar line: Switch to Next Keyboard Layout=default(Alt+Ctrl+K) And it witches English-Cyrillic, but when I press it the second time it only beeps and doesn't switch. Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KDE doesn't switch between keyboard layouts in FreeBSD
Yuri wrote: Edit the file: ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and add the following line in the Global Shortcuts section: Switch to Next Keyboard Layout=default(Alt+Shift_L) I already have similar line: Switch to Next Keyboard Layout=default(Alt+Ctrl+K) And it witches English-Cyrillic, but when I press it the second time it only beeps and doesn't switch. I believe the trick is to set the option in this file to the exact same key combination you used in xkboptions in the GUI. This is how it works for me. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KDE doesn't switch between keyboard layouts in FreeBSD
Hi, I am using 'KDE Keyboard Tool' on FreeBSD-7.0. I have US layout and Cyrillic layouts selected. And on Xkb Options tab I selected Both Shift Keys together change layout But when I press both Shifts layout doesn't change. Anyone has this working? Yuri ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KDE doesn't switch between keyboard layouts in FreeBSD
Yuri wrote: Hi, I am using 'KDE Keyboard Tool' on FreeBSD-7.0. I have US layout and Cyrillic layouts selected. And on Xkb Options tab I selected Both Shift Keys together change layout But when I press both Shifts layout doesn't change. Anyone has this working? Yuri ___ I guess it could be the same problem we have with the Greek keyboard layout. It is worth a try. Edit the file: ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and add the following line in the Global Shortcuts section: Switch to Next Keyboard Layout=default(Alt+Shift_L) (Obviously you will need to adjust this for both shifts, I am not certain of the shortcut, maybe Shift_L+Shift_R) if the little flag in the tray reacts to the keys, you are all set. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2
On Wed, 23 May 2007 02:36:14 +1000
Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello everyone,
I've had xorg 6.x configured to allow me to switch from US English keyboard to
US English with international support (for accented characters) as follows:
in xorg.conf:
[...]
Section InputDevice
Identifier KeyboardThinkpadZ60M
Driver kbd
Option XkbRules xorg
Option XkbModel inspiron
Option XkbLayout us,us
Option XkbVariant ,intl
Option XKbOptions grp:alt_shift_toggle
EndSection
[...]
and in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/X0-config.keyboard (now under /usr/local/ )
Rules= xorg
Model= inspiron
Layout = us,us
Variant = ,intl
MouseKeysCurve = 0
I use XFCE4.4 as my environment, and both the 'Keyboard Layout Switcher'
applet
and the left alt-shift combos would allow me to switch between the 2 modes
flawlessly.
After the upgrade to xorg 7.2, using the same configuration, I noticed several
problems related to the keyboard behaviour, namely:
1) - neither method to change the keyboard layout works.
2) - Several shortcuts that involve the Alt (left) key work either : alt-tab
to
cycle through windows, ctrl-alt-arrows to move through desktops.
3) - When launching the application 'skippy' (x11-wm/skippy) or skippy-xd
(x11-wm/skippy-xd), i get :
$ skippy-xd
X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
denied)
Major opcode of failed request: 33 (X_GrabKey)
Serial number of failed request: 75
Current serial number in output stream: 75
This never used to happen before (notice the X_GrabKey error).
I've noticed also that Ctrl-Alt-F1 (through to F6) doesn't change back to a
non-X terminal anymore...
it seems the alt key is not being processed at all
I tried a clean keyboard config (only 1 layout) and the problem with the
normal
XFCE shortcuts (problem #2) is solved...
I tried creating a separate keyboard using xorgcfg with the 'intl' layout, but
it didnt do what I wanted - problem #2 was still solved, but I couldnt switch
between layouts (which is rather obvious, as they were defined as different
keyboards...)
If anyone could shed some light on this, it'd be greatly appreciated :)
Thanks!
Beto
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Re: Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2
- Original Message From: Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:51:50 AM Subject: Re: Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2 On Wed, 23 May 2007 02:36:14 +1000 Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed also that Ctrl-Alt-F1 (through to F6) doesn't change back to a non-X terminal anymore... I second that. Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2
On Wed, 23 May 2007 03:04:07 -0700 (PDT)
Nick Jagger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message
From: Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:51:50 AM
Subject: Re: Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2
On Wed, 23 May 2007 02:36:14 +1000
Norberto Meijome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've noticed also that Ctrl-Alt-F1 (through to F6) doesn't change back
to a non-X terminal anymore...
I second that.
:(
do you have alternative layouts in your xkb / xorg config?
does alt work for other tasks, like Alt-Tab? (it does for me if I remove the
different keyboard layouts).
FWIW, i just remembered than when I just upgraded to xorg7.2, i had to
reconfigure xfce to allow me to drag windows using the alt key... it used to be
called 'alt' before, now it works when I set the option in xfce to Mod4
(which is interesting, because xbindkeys has always seen my left alt as mod4,
even before 7.2)
i'll have a play with this when i can...
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Alternative keyboard layouts not working with xorg7.2
Hello everyone,
I've had xorg 6.x configured to allow me to switch from US English keyboard to
US English with international support (for accented characters) as follows:
in xorg.conf:
[...]
Section InputDevice
Identifier KeyboardThinkpadZ60M
Driver kbd
Option XkbRules xorg
Option XkbModel inspiron
Option XkbLayout us,us
Option XkbVariant ,intl
Option XKbOptions grp:alt_shift_toggle
EndSection
[...]
and in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/X0-config.keyboard (now under /usr/local/ )
Rules= xorg
Model= inspiron
Layout = us,us
Variant = ,intl
MouseKeysCurve = 0
I use XFCE4.4 as my environment, and both the 'Keyboard Layout Switcher' applet
and the left alt-shift combos would allow me to switch between the 2 modes
flawlessly.
After the upgrade to xorg 7.2, using the same configuration, I noticed several
problems related to the keyboard behaviour, namely:
1) - neither method to change the keyboard layout works.
2) - Several shortcuts that involve the Alt (left) key work either : alt-tab to
cycle through windows, ctrl-alt-arrows to move through desktops.
3) - When launching the application 'skippy' (x11-wm/skippy) or skippy-xd
(x11-wm/skippy-xd), i get :
$ skippy-xd
X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
denied)
Major opcode of failed request: 33 (X_GrabKey)
Serial number of failed request: 75
Current serial number in output stream: 75
This never used to happen before (notice the X_GrabKey error).
I tried a clean keyboard config (only 1 layout) and the problem with the normal
XFCE shortcuts (problem #2) is solved...
I tried creating a separate keyboard using xorgcfg with the 'intl' layout, but
it didnt do what I wanted - problem #2 was still solved, but I couldnt switch
between layouts (which is rather obvious, as they were defined as different
keyboards...)
If anyone could shed some light on this, it'd be greatly appreciated :)
Thanks!
Beto
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two KEYBOARD LAYOUTS....
Hi All! Does anybody know how can use two keyboard layouts? I want to change between russian and english keyboard. Now I do it by click in the tray menu... And how i can change by... ctrl+shift Thanking you in anticipation for answers!!! Denis. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Loading keymaps (was: two KEYBOARD LAYOUTS....)
On Thursday, 14 August 2003 at 19:56:48 +0400, Denis wrote: Hi All! Does anybody know how can use two keyboard layouts? I want to change between russian and english keyboard. Now I do it by click in the tray menu... And how i can change by... ctrl+shift I do this in X with the following: 1. .fvwmrc entries: + German Keyboard Exec xmodmap xmodmap.de + Australian Keyboard Exec xmodmap xmodmap.au If you're using another window manager than fvwm2, you'll have to work out how to build custom menus with it. 2. Create xmodmap.as and xmodmap.de like this: a. Set the appropriate keyboard map by whichever means you currently use. b. Do xmodmap -pke xmodmap.au Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Keyboard layouts
Hello! Anybody know how can I change keyboard layouts by keyboard? I have two keyboard layouts there are: english and russian. Now I change my keyboard layouts by click in the tray menu May be is some keyboard combination? Thanks a lot! ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
