Re: Howto: german keymap for X11

[Benjamin Swatek <bennosdebian@gmx.net>]

Hi!

Great!! 
Thanks a lot, it works!!

Thanks

benjamin

On Fri, 2003-04-11 at 17:57, Claas Langbehn wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 
> To get the german keymap working with X11, do the following:
> 
> 1.) Edit your XF86config-4's InputDevice-Section as follows:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
> 	Driver		"keyboard"
> 	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
> 	Option		"LeftAlt"	"Meta"
> 	Option		"RightAlt"	"Meta"
> 	Option		"ScrollLock"	"Compose"
> 	Option		"RightCtl"	"Control"
> 	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
> 	Option		"XkbLayout"	"de"
> 	Option		"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
> EndSection
> 
> 2.) Apply the attached patch file. It patches 
> /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes/xfree86 and sets the AppleKey to
> be AltGr. 
> 
> 3.) Restart your X11
> 
> 4.) test it:
> AppleKey + q should give @ now.
> AppleKey + < gives |
> Applekey + ß gives \
> Applekey + + gives ~
> You see, this is exactly how it works on x86 keyboards.
> If you want to get @ on AppleKey+L, then I can't help you.
> I prefer the x86-mapping. I never got used to the MAC-OS
> keytables.
> 
> By the way, Keypad-Enter is mapped as Delete with this patch.
> That's the key left of cursor-left. Like this you get the missing
> Delete-key back.
> 
> 
> Bye, claas
> 
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