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Re: french keyboard on Pismo



On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Frank Murphy wrote:

> On Thursday 12 June 2003 3:10, Jacques Kern wrote:
> > I was unable to find how to configure a french keyboard correctly.
> 
> Are you trying to get it working in X or on the console? The two methods are 
> different.
> 
> For the console, do `dpkg-reconfigure console-data` and select the keyboard 
> you think will be correct. (Probably azerty -> French -> Apple USB).
> 
> For X, do `dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86` and put 'fr' for 'Please select 
> your keyboard layout'
> 
> If either of these doesn't result in a keymap that matches the symbols printed 
> on the physical keyboard, it's a bug that should be fixed.

Then it appears that X has a bug, while console-tools correctly supports this
early iMac CRT keyboard (the original narrow keyboard, before the Pro model).

-- 
Martin-Éric Racine
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/



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