Bug#256442: [ATTACHED] iBook G4 British keymap
On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 14:48 +0100, Sam Halliday wrote:
> > Try commenting out the XkbOptions line altogether.
> >
> > For an Apple Pro keyboard, model M7803, and using the following
> > configuration:
> >
> > XkbRules xfree86
> > XkbModel macintosh
> > XkbLayout us
> >
> > This puts:
> > Ctrl_L on the left control key
> > Alt_L on the left Option/Alt key
> > Super_L on the left Apple/Command key
> > Super_R on the right Apple/Command key
> > Alt_R on the right Option/Alt key
> > Ctrl_R on the right control key
>
> yes... but the key marked "alt" on an apple keyboard should actually be "altgr".
> go into MacOS X and see for yourself...
The Mac OS argument is flawed for several reasons:
* Linux is not Mac OS
* This would make the default behaviour inconsistent with Linux on
other platforms
* Someone could use an Apple USB keyboard with a non-Mac machine
and not necessarily know or care about what Mac OS does
* ...
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