Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:08:26 +0200 From: Sereno Ternullo <serenoternullo@virgilio.it> To: Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Indirect Rendering on Xorg 7.2 and other problems Message-ID: <4685044A.8020203@virgilio.it> In-Reply-To: <3b47caa90706281854h49b5125er655c62c46f3cef1@mail.gmail.com> References: <3b47caa90706281854h49b5125er655c62c46f3cef1@mail.gmail.com>
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Novembre ha scritto: > > I also have the problem of the ALT key not working when using > XkbLayout option in xorg.conf. I'm using Xfce 4.4.1_1 on top of X.org > <http://X.org>; 7.2 on top of FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE, and when i set > > Option "XkbLayout" "us,ir" > Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" > > single ALT keys do not work, and I mean not just in changing the > 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, if I press both ALTs 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 the SHIFT key. It's > very troublesome, and I don't want to hold down both ALTs instead of > just one of them. > > > Thanks > Hi Novembre, on my computer the problem of the ALT keys was caused by the new layout of the lib and etc files of Xorg. I had used mergebase, but it had failed for unknown reasons. I solved that problem this way: ( more details on /usr/ports/UPDATING ) # cd /usr/X11R6/ # cp -R * /usr/local/ # cd .. # mv X11R6{,.old} # ln -s /usr/local/ ./X11R6 and then restart your X server. Good luck ! Sereno
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