From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 19 00:50:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8448616A41F for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7BB943D53 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7J0oKEi099516 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j7J0oKqp099514; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:20 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:20 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200508190050.j7J0oKqp099514@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, garys@opusnet.com Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43F1916A422 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:43:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from opusnet.com (mail.opusnet.com [209.210.200.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2ADD43D45 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:43:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from localhost.localhost [70.98.246.232] by opusnet.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id AB484C200A0; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:43:52 -0700 Received: from localhost.localhost (localhost.localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7J0ivst001117 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:44:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: (from jojo@localhost) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j7J0iqqw001116; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:44:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Message-Id: Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:44:52 -0700 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: docs/85104: keyboard(4) manpage hides behind Xorg version X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: garys@opusnet.com List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:21 -0000 >Number: 85104 >Category: docs >Synopsis: keyboard(4) manpage hides behind Xorg version >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 19 00:50:20 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a >Description: On systems with X11 installed, the FreeBSD keyboard(4) manpage can be hidden by the X11 version: $ man -w keyboard /usr/X11R6/man/man4/keyboard.4x.gz $ man -wa keyboard /usr/X11R6/man/man4/keyboard.4x.gz /usr/share/man/man4/keyboard.4.gz It seems wrong to force users to use and to know to use: man -M /usr/share/man keyboard or have them fix up /etc/manpath.config and have the X11 version ignored instead. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Debatable. This could be considered a sysadmin's problem. Both manpages seem out of place in section 4, so I suggest moving moving FreeBSD's to section 7 and worry about all of the misplaced X11 manpages in a different PR. Unfortunately, references to keyboard(4) in these manpages would need to change to keyboard(7): kbdcontrol.1 vidcontrol.1 pcvt.4 screen.4 syscons.4 syscons.4 vt.4 sc.4 sc.4 kbdmap.5 keymap.5 moused.8 I'll write manpage patches if some change is agreed upon. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: