From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 28 18:05:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38B92106564A for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65798FC1F for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Lyrfw-0007rg-Ah for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:00 +0000 Received: from pool-72-75-52-157.washdc.east.verizon.net ([72.75.52.157]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:00 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-72-75-52-157.washdc.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:00 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:05:58 -0400 Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: <49F6DDAC.60800@videotron.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-72-75-52-157.washdc.east.verizon.net User-Agent: KNode/0.99.01 Sender: news Subject: Re: French-Canadian Keyboard & keyboard switching X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@verizon.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:02 -0000 PJ wrote: > I am rather surprised and disappointed that no one has any ideas about > using and/or installing a French-Canadian keyboard on FreeBSD. That is a > terrible bug in FreeBSD and a worse slur on the Québecois (or > Quebeckers) or are we being neglected and still considered "The White > Niggers of America"? ;-) > Anyway, everything I have tried does not work on FreeBSD or on xorg. > Cannot set it up or switch. > Somebody, please help. > Probably should start here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/using-localization.html The command locale -a will show all available locales, and the command locale -m will show all charmaps. You probably want one of: fr_CA.ISO8859-1 fr_CA.ISO8859-15 fr_CA.UTF-8 and a charmap to match above choice: ISO8859-1 ISO8859-15 UTF-8 I don't have direct experience with your situation, but I suspect you may want ISO8859-1 for what you described. More knowledgeable people may know. As far as the attitude is concerned, can't help with that. But you should know that such things just turn people "off", i.e, someone who may have wanted to try and help you will not, just because. Please keep it about FreeBSD, ask technical questions, and leave the rest somewhere else if you truly do want help. This kind of thing can be offensive to others. -Mike