On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 11:49:39AM +0100, Jens Nachtigall wrote: > I totally agree with this point. I, for instance, did not even now that > the 10X in pc10X stands for the number of keys up to now. And how can I > now, if the debconf description is such a bad help. The description by > debconf is definetely too short: > > QUOTE > The "pc104" keyboard is like the pc101 model, with additional keys. > These keys are usually engraved with a "logo" symbol (there is > typically a pair of these, between each set of control and alt keys), > and a "menu" key. > . > The "pc102" and "pc105" models are versions of the pc101 and pc104 > keyboards, respectively, often found in Europe. > /QUOTE > > If the debconf description was more helpful, this problem had not > happened, since users would have been aware of the differences between > the keyboards. Giving an example would probably be a good idea: > "The pc104 keyboard does, for instance, not have the < and > key" > > See also this bug report: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=233699 You may be interested to learn of a change that was made to the xfree86 packages almost a month ago: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r1088 | branden | 2004-02-20 18:37:07 -0500 (Fri, 20 Feb 2004) | 10 lines Changed paths: M /trunk/debian/NEWS M /trunk/debian/changelog M /trunk/debian/po/ca.po M /trunk/debian/po/cs.po M /trunk/debian/po/da.po M /trunk/debian/po/de.po M /trunk/debian/po/el.po M /trunk/debian/po/es.po M /trunk/debian/po/fr.po M /trunk/debian/po/gl.po M /trunk/debian/po/it.po M /trunk/debian/po/ja.po M /trunk/debian/po/nl.po M /trunk/debian/po/pl.po M /trunk/debian/po/pt_BR.po M /trunk/debian/po/ru.po M /trunk/debian/po/sv.po M /trunk/debian/po/templates.pot M /trunk/debian/xserver-xfree86.templates Update xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model template description to include discussion of the distinction between 101/104-key PC keyboards, and their 102/105-key counterparts, and warn of the consequences if 102/105-key keyboards are misconfigured as 101/104-key models. Re-run debconf-updatepo. Add news entry with a similar warning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index: NEWS =================================================================== --- NEWS (revision 1087) +++ NEWS (revision 1088) @@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ to this version of the xutils package. If you do not do so, your changes to rstartd.real will be lost. + * Users of 102- or 105-key PC keyboards (as well as miniature and laptop + keyboards compatible with these models) should ensure that their keyboard + is configured accordingly in the XF86Config-4 file, using the "pc102" or + "pc105" XkbModel instead of "pc101" or "pc104", respectively. If your + keyboard has a "< >" key, you likely have a 102- or 105-key model. The + "< >" may not work if you do not configure your keyboard model correctly. + You can use "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" to change this + configuration parameter, or edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 directly. + -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:46:02 -0500 xfree86 (4.2.1-11) unstable; urgency=medium Index: xserver-xfree86.templates =================================================================== --- xserver-xfree86.templates (revision 1087) +++ xserver-xfree86.templates (revision 1088) @@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ these, between each set of control and alt keys), and a "menu" key. . The "pc102" and "pc105" models are versions of the pc101 and pc104 keyboards, - respectively, often found in Europe. + respectively, often found in Europe. If your keyboard has a "< >" key (a + single key engraved with both the less-than and greater-than symbols), you + likely have a "pc102" or "pc105" model; if you choose "pc101" or "pc104" + instead, your "< >" key might not work. . The "macintosh" model is for Macintosh keyboards where the kernel and console tools use the new input layer which uses Linux keycodes; "macintosh_old" is -- G. Branden Robinson | It is the responsibility of Debian GNU/Linux | intellectuals to tell the truth and branden@debian.org | expose lies. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Noam Chomsky
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