Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:26:13 +0200 From: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> To: Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keyboard layout change in Xorg 7.2 Message-ID: <46B72F85.70205@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3b47caa90708041410s30f87f52g4d928c928e5f0eb0@mail.gmail.com> References: <3b47caa90708041410s30f87f52g4d928c928e5f0eb0@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Novembre schrieb: > I have Xfce 4.4.1_1 on top of X.org 7.2 running on FreeBSD > 6.2-RELEASEinstalled on a Pentium III-S > 1.4GHz machine. > The problem is that the ALT keys are not working when using XkbLayout option > in xorg.conf when I put the following lines in /etc/X11/xorg.conf: > > Option "XkbLayout" "us,ir" > Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" > > With these options, single ALT keys do not work, and I mean not just in > changing the keyboard layout, but anywhere! For example, ALT-TAB which > should change the current window does not work anymore. I have found out > that in this case, i.e. using XkbLayout option, if I press both ALT keys at > the same time, it'll do work! So, LEFTALT-RIGHTALT-TAB changes the current > window, and LEFTALT-RIGHTALT-SHIFT changes the layout. I have no idea why, > and I see no reason why, since I told X that the layout needs to be changed > when I press only ONE of the ALT keys (and I have not mentioned which one, > so both should be okay) and the SHIFT key. It's very troublesome, and I > don't want to hold down both ALTs instead of just one of them. The same > setting used to work when I was using Xfce 4.2 on top of X.org 6.9. > Any ideas? > Are you running the latest version of the x11/xkeyboard-config port (1.0_1)? The most recent update fixed a number of isses related to keyboard layouts. (See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=947832+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2007/cvs-ports/20070729.cvs-ports ). Cheers, -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGty+HXhc68WspdLARAkIvAKCC6gwGqE2VOl4k5y0RRkM2uXIFewCgjWuy GjLyB/R+RPC8UyKq1vz7Cpo= =ZVT/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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