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Re: Alt Gr + key doesn't generate "extra" symbols any more



On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 18:09:45 +0100, Bram Mertens <bram-mertens@linux.be> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The subject line may not be defined very well but I don't know how to
> formulate it any better.
> 
> Recently I edited my XF86Config-4 file (in an attempt to get the nvidia
> drivers to work) and ever since something in my keyboard setup is
> screwed up.
> 
> The keyboard layout is azerty and before messing things up pressing the
> Alt Gr key in combination with the &-key generated the pipe symbol "|".
> (Pressing the shift key with this key generates the number 1)
> 
> Similarly pressing Alt Gr + s should generate the greek beta (or german
> eszet) "ß".
> 
> I have restored my previous XF86Config-4 file but I am still unable to
> type any of these "extra" symbols.  Which other configuration determines
> this behaviour?
> 
> The relevant part of the XF86Config-4 file (or at least the part that I
> believe to be relevant) looks like:
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>         Driver          "keyboard"
>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "be"
>         Option          "XkbOptions"    "altwin:meta_win"
> EndSection
> 
> I tried to change pc104 to pc105 but that didn't help.
> 
> This is on my laptop running debian testing.
> 
> Can someone point me to the right configuration options/files?
> 

Do you run some DE, like Gnome or KDE? In Gnome you can modify your
keyboard layout with "gnome-keyboard-properties", and IIRC with Gnome
the XF86config XkbLayout option are overridden with the Gnome one...


Andrea



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