From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 1 17:24:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 014C21065688 for ; Fri, 1 May 2009 17:24:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from af.gourmet@videotron.ca) Received: from relais.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAF7D8FC2F for ; Fri, 1 May 2009 17:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from af.gourmet@videotron.ca) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Received: from [192.168.0.51] ([96.21.103.185]) by VL-MO-MR003.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-4.01 (built Aug 3 2007; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0KIZ002VX700QME0@VL-MO-MR003.ip.videotron.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 01 May 2009 13:24:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: <49FB3034.3060403@videotron.ca> Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 13:24:04 -0400 From: PJ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) To: Boris Samorodov References: <49F6DDAC.60800@videotron.ca> <24851107@bb.ipt.ru> <49FAFFCF.9060702@videotron.ca> <200905011617.17118.tijl@ulyssis.org> <49FB167B.3060104@videotron.ca> <12361812@bb.ipt.ru> In-reply-to: <12361812@bb.ipt.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: French-Canadian Keyboard & keyboard switching X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 17:24:02 -0000 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. >>>> But the ca(multi) setting does not work either alone or with the us >>>> for switching. The accent keys are dead. Maybe the option for the >>>> keys should be set to nodeadkeys. >>>> But this is not worth pursuing as I am spending too much time on this >>>> as is. I have things under control, it just seems strange that the >>>> ca(multi) cannot be installed. Could be fluxbox? Oh well. >>>> >>> I just tried ca(multi) under fluxbox and it just works. What version of >>> Xorg do you have (output of "X -version")? And what is the output of >>> "grep xkb_symbols /usr/local/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ca"? >>> >>> >> Section "ServerLayout" >> Identifier "X.org Configured" >> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 >> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" >> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" >> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" >> > > So you don't want to use hal... > > >> EndSection >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "Keyboard0" >> Driver "kbd" >> Option "CoreKeyboard" "yes" >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105" >> Option "XkbLayout" "us,ca(multi)" >> Option "XkbRules" "xorg" >> Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" >> Option "CustomKeycodes" "on" >> EndSection >> ====from log: >> (**) Option "CoreKeyboard" >> (**) Keyboard0: always reports core events >> (**) Option "Protocol" "standard" >> (**) Keyboard0: Protocol: standard >> (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" >> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg" >> (**) Keyboard0: XkbRules: "xorg" >> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" >> (**) Keyboard0: XkbModel: "pc105" >> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us,ca(multi)" >> (**) Keyboard0: XkbLayout: "us,ca(multi)" >> (**) Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" >> (**) Keyboard0: XkbOptions: "grp:alt_shift_toggle" >> (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "on" >> (**) Keyboard0: CustomKeycodes enabled >> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD) >> (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Keyboard >> (**) AT Keyboard: always reports core events >> (**) Option "Protocol" "standard" >> (**) AT Keyboard: Protocol: standard >> (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" >> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg" >> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg" >> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" >> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbModel: "pc105" >> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" >> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbLayout: "us" >> (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off" >> (**) AT Keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled >> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) >> > > I'm not an expert in hal, but seems that hal is used. > May be disabling hal helps? > > >> ==== >> Any idea if "CustomKeycodes" should be used? Strange that it looks like >> its off for one (which one} I added this but I have no idea where or if >> it should be used. Had no effect, anyway. The switch works but the >> ca(multi) just does not. >> Or do we have to set up a another keyboard like Keyboard1 ? I'm lost. >> > > If you want to use hal (and configure your kdb via hal) then you may be > interested in: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-x11/2009-April/008185.html > > > WBR > Don't trust it. Too complicated. ;-) -- Hervé Kempf: "Pour sauver la plančte, sortez du capitalisme." ------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Jourdan --- pj@ptahhotep.com http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com/andypantry.php