Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:01:09 -0500 From: Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> To: Michael Gmelin <freebsd@grem.de> Cc: Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+freebsd@ijs.si>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Xorg - different key-codes Message-ID: <20200312160109.GB7853@rancor.immure.com> In-Reply-To: <20200312165332.58af13f7@bsd64.grem.de> References: <20200311222327.GD5435@rancor.immure.com> <9674EB7F-393B-43DB-9892-83B4F1C88451@grem.de> <20200312122416.GB1053@rancor.immure.com> <20200312153629.GA7853@rancor.immure.com> <20200312165332.58af13f7@bsd64.grem.de>
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 04:53:32PM +0100, Michael Gmelin wrote: > > > On Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:36:42 -0500 > Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 07:24:42AM -0500, Bob Willcox wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 11:46:49PM +0100, Michael Gmelin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > SNIP SNAP > > > > >> It might fix the ???Down key opens application launcher??? > > > > >> problem by applying the correct keymap (you have to select the > > > > >> correct one, ???de??? probably won???t cut it for you). At > > > > >> least it did with xfce, where it was important to run it > > > > >> before the wm starts - you could also try running it > > > > >> afterwards to see if it makes a difference. > > > > > > > > > > I don't know about that problem. What I'm experiencing is the > > > > > Alt-up,down,left,right keys don't work as they used to in my > > > > > ctwm window manager. They used to move the current window to > > > > > the closest boundry in the direction indicated by the key that > > > > > is also pressed (while holding the Alt key down). Also, > > > > > Alt-shift-up,down,left,right would expand the window in the > > > > > direction indicated by the key. These actions seem to do > > > > > nothing now. > > > > > > > > I don???t know much about ctwm, but why don???t you give it a > > > > shot? > > > > > > I plan to sometime today when I get into the office. But since it's > > > my work system and I am dependent on it to do my job, I've just > > > been a little hesitant. > > > > Ok, I added this to my ~/.xinitrc file: > > > > setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout us > > > > and my ctwm window adjustment hot keys are working again. :) > > > > I do wonder why it was deemed ok to change the default behavior for > > the key mappings? Couldn't the default mappings have remained the > > same with change to evdev? This change certainly violated the > > "principle of least surprise" for me. > > > > > > I think the change was unavoidable, but it could've been communicated > better. Then again, time and resources are limited and I'm quite > grateful the graphics team finally made that necessary push forward. > > I'm curious how people set their keyboard layout in the past though, > is it possible that the defaults just worked for US users? I always had > to set it explicitly (setxkbmap or in Xorg.conf), so I was never really > affected by this change. > > -m > > p.s. What does "setxkbmap -query" show if you start X without setting > the keymap in .xinitrc? I'll have to try that when I get home tonight on one of my other systems as I really can't afford to take the time to restart X on this system now...got to get some work done. :) Bob > > -- > Michael Gmelin -- Bob Willcox | It's possible that the whole purpose of your life is to bob@immure.com | serve as a warning to others. Austin, TX |
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