Bug#318413: xlibs: Backslash Key is broken on Japanese Keyboards
On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 02:58:32PM +0300, Horms wrote:
> Package: xlibs
> Version: 6.8.2.dfsg.1-2
> Severity: important
> Tags: patch
>
> Hi,
>
> After upgrading xlibs the backslash no longer works on
> my Toshiba Dynabook with a japanese keyboard. This makes
> coding really hard!
>
> The attached patch resolves this problem as well as making the
> Hirugana/Katakana toggle work.
[...]
> Versions of packages xlibs depends on:
> ii libice6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-2 Inter-Client Exchange library
> ii libsm6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-2 X Window System Session Management
> ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 X Window System protocol client li
There is some mismatch here, your libx11-6 package should have the same
version number as other X packages.
BTW there is indeed a bug in the Japanese layout, the following patch
has to be applied.
Denis
--- /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/jp.orig 2005-07-19 23:10:49.949952776 +0200
+++ /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/jp 2005-07-19 23:12:15.366967416 +0200
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
key <AC11> { [ colon, asterisk ] };
key <AC12> { [ bracketright, braceright ] };
- key <AB11> { [ backslash, underscore], [ kana_RO ] };
+ key <AB11> { [ backslash, underscore] };
key <NFER> { [ Muhenkan ] };
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