Re: switching between keymaps in X

[Robert Kratky <kratky@rob.cz>]

hi, (nazdar)

'XkbOptions' is what you want.
for example 'XkbOptions      "grp:shift_toggle"' -- switches keyboard 
layout by pressing both shift-keys
run 'xf86config' for more options.

robert

> Hello
> I need to configure my X 4.1.0-16 in woody on x86 PC to switch between
> different keyboard maps. I need standard us/uk keymap and cz_qwerty
> keymap. So I change /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 as follows:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>        Driver          "keyboard"
>        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
>        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc102"
>        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
>        Option          "XkbVariant"    "cz_qwerty"
> EndSection
>
>
> But now I don't know how to switch that 2 keymaps (without restarting
> X and replacing XkbLayout). I looked for the solution in archive but
> didn't found anything. Old versions of X (3.3.6) use Scroll Lock or
> Break.
>
> Please, can you tell me how to solve this....
>
>
> thank you
> marek cermak
>
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