From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 1 19:21:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF55E1065670 for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:21:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com) Received: from merlin.alerce.com (merlin.alerce.com [64.62.142.94]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 963B88FC2B for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:21:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hartzell@alerce.com) Received: from merlin.alerce.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5296C33C64; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:21:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postfix.alerce.com (w092.z064001164.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net [64.1.164.92]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C8E833C62; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:21:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by postfix.alerce.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id 984F540B10B; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:21:55 -0700 (PDT) From: George Hartzell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18418.35667.139070.905560@almost.alerce.com> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:21:55 -0700 To: hartzell@alerce.com In-Reply-To: <18417.27134.961101.968789@almost.alerce.com> References: <18413.10549.77484.561888@almost.alerce.com> <1206934499.52404.27.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <18417.27134.961101.968789@almost.alerce.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.1.50.1 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a few questions about gnome 2.22 X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: hartzell@alerce.com List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:21:56 -0000 George Hartzell writes: > Joe Marcus Clarke writes: > > On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 10:21 -0700, George Hartzell wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > On my keyboard the key just to the left of my left pinky is labeled > > > 'caps lock' and functions as a caps lock. I'd rather have it be a > > > control key. I've changed the text console to take care of it. In > > > gnome, I use the System->Preferences->Keyboard dialog box, Layouts > > > tab, Layout Options dialog to change the 'Ctrl key position' from > > > Default to 'Swap Ctrl and CapsLock', which fixes it. BUT, when I exit > > > the X session and restart it the capslock key is a capslock key > > > again. When I get back to that dialog the 'Swap Ctrl and CapsLock' > > > radio button is still selected. If I choose 'Default' and then > > > 'Swap...' I'm back in business until I log out. Then I have to do it > > > again. > > > > This might be a product of the upgrade. Try creating a new user, and > > see if the problem occurs for them. If so, I'd file a GNOME bug (if one > > doesn't already exist). If not, you may have to go into gconf-editor, > > and unset a lot of the keyboard keys to get things working again. > > This happens with a newly created user, with no X or gnome related > stuff in their home directory (except the .xinitrc that starts gnome). > > I don't see anything relevant in the gnome bugzilla, I'll dig more and > file something if necessary. It seems like I'm being bitten by this bug: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483182 I'll chime in there and follow up if something gets fixed. Thanks! g.