Bug#384056: xkb-data 0.8-7 -- it isn't possible to load the czsk layout

[Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>]

merge 348585 384056
thanks

On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 05:17:15PM +0200, kaprfild@post.cz wrote:
> Package: xkb-data
> Version: 0.8-7
> 
> After lastest upgrade (package akb-data and xlibs-data) I can't load my keyboard based on layout czsk. (if I substitute pc/czsk or only czsk, result is the same)
> 
> ~$ setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout pc/czsk -print | xkbcomp -w0 -I/etc/X11/xkb - :0
> Error:        Error interpreting include file "pc"
>                   Exiting
>                   Abandoning symbols file "(null)"
> Error:         success in unknown
>                   Couldn't write keyboard description to :0

Hi,

You are right, czsk layout was a combination of 2 groups, and all such
layouts have been removed from xkeyboard-config.  The reason is that
such layouts cannot be combined with other layouts, say for instance
 $ setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout czsk,ru
You now have to explicitly select the two groups, maybe
 $ setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout us,sk -option grp:shifts_toggle
is a good alternative?  If not, please describe differences with the
former czsk layout.
Thanks

Denis