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Re: Gnome-Keyboard-Properties



On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:47:16AM +0200, linux user wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In Gnome Environment, we can run  the application gnome-keyboard-properties
> (Desktop -> Preferences -> Keyboard) that with the value associated to
> "Group Shift/Lock behavior", we can switch among the preselected keyboards.
> 
> In fact, I'd like to know which file(s) receive(s) the configuration data...
> ¿Could you help me?

It is stored in the gnome configuration, a.k.a. gconf. This behaves a
little bit like the windows registry - but better, obviously!. (This in
turn is backed by some files - don't know/care where).

You can examine the data by firing up gconf-editor (Applications->System
Tools->Configuration Editor) and navigating to the /desktop/gnome/ tree.
Some interesting keys:
- /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard
- /desktop/gnome/interface/cursor_blink

and lots more. It's probably documented somewhere...

> I'd like, furthermore, to find the "data" statement that controls the
> "actual" keyboard.

Do you mean the keyboard mapping? i.e. the table that maps a key (or
combination of keys) to a character?

Hope this helps
-- 
Karl E. Jorgensen
karl@jorgensen.org.uk  http://www.jorgensen.org.uk/
karl@jorgensen.com     http://karl.jorgensen.com
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