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Re: Keyboard Policy



Thank you for your answer. But Xkbdisable is commented out in the /etc/X11/XF86Config.

xev gives me a delete

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> [Note: mailing list change]
> 
> On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 01:02:18PM +0200, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> > After upgrading from 1.3 to 2.0 my system decided to ignore <-- in an
> > xterm, netscape, but work on the console, emacs, etc.
> 
> Do you have Xkb enabled? The implementation of the keyboard policy for X
> only works for Xkb.
> 
> >       `<--' generates KB_Backspace in X.
> > 
> >       `Delete' generates KB_Delete in X.
> > 
> > KB_Backspace, what is this?
> 
> An X keyboard event name (or something like it); check with "xev".
> 
> > That is all for me. The policy is not understandable for non-experts 
> 
> While it would be nice if it were, this isn't exactly a requirement; it is
> meant for the developers who have to implement it.
> 
> > and the system is not working as it should.
> 
> This may be a result of not switching to updated configuration files as
> supplied by the maintainer; I'd look into xbase's configuration files, and
> in /etc/X11/XF86Config (which may have "XKbdDisable" in it).
> 

Yes, I agree, but how can I find out now, which bit I have to change in which file.

> Ray
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