Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:09:28 -0500 From: Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> To: "Michael Nottebrock" <lofi@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keyboard layout change in Xorg 7.2 Message-ID: <3b47caa90708061009h6a61b7c4s78bf821ad8a9a077@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46B72F85.70205@freebsd.org> References: <3b47caa90708041410s30f87f52g4d928c928e5f0eb0@mail.gmail.com> <46B72F85.70205@freebsd.org>
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On 8/6/07, Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> wrote: > > 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 > > > > Thanks so much. I did a 'portupgrade xkeyboard-config' to the latest version, and that fixed the problem.
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