Re: swiss german keyboard config needed
Hi Frank
Thanks a lot for your help!
On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 10:28, Frank Murphy wrote:
> > Aha, I see. But, hmm, this doesn't seem to be a laptop specific problem,
> > no? I have to be honest, I don't understand the Mode_switch problem
> > anyway. When using the stock settings, i.e.
> >
> > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> > Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
> > Option "XkbLayout" "de_CH"
> >
> > there's no Mode_switch at all. Not surprisingly, XkbRules xfree86
> > defaults to xfree86 for the keycodes (which maps keycode 64 to LALT),
> > and uses macintosh(macintosh) as default geometry.
>
> But it seems that for Swiss keyboards, Mode_switch should be set (even for
> desktop keyboards). That is done in the symbols files. Does adding this help:
>
> Option "XkbSymbols" "de_CH+group(switch)"
Ahh, well, I did (and YES, I did deactivate my .Xmodmap first), but,
uhhm, this has to be the so called make-fun-at-your-co-workers-option,
no? ;)
But serious, the effect was quite interesting. No keys except the number
keys were working, not even the cursor keys, so I couldn't reach the
shell history to invoke xmodmap. And, well, which key would have been
supposed to be the Mode_switch? At least, alt didn't work either, I
still could reach only the number keys (and only these)..
> > I wonder if there's really a need for a laptop variant. What is the
> > difference between a normal and a laptop keyboard apart from the lacking
> > keypad? Are there any keys on a laptop keyboard not included on a normal
> > keyboard (except the fn key)??
>
> At least on my old US keyboard iBook, the Numlock key isn't a real key, but
> instead triggers some hardware change to type only the numbers on the
> secondary keypad. Therefore, the "real" Numlock key (on the keypad) shouldn't
> set Numlock, but some kind of 'clear' instead. I don't know if there are
> differences for a Swiss keyboard.
Dunno, but I guess not?! How to test?
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Best wishes, and thanks for your help,
Andi
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