Bug#492919: 40custom_load-xmodmap in Xsession(5) example does not work
On Wednesday 30 July 2008 09:12:28 Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 23:49:02 +0300, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Is this example obsolete? Is there something else that might mess up the
> > keyboard configuration? Any clue? Thanks.
>
> Yes, that's a bug in the X server. As I understand it, running xmodmap
> before pressing any key modifies the virtual core keyboard map, which is
> overwritten on first key press by the settings for the actual keyboard
> device.
Hmm, is somone working on a fix for this? Is there some other way to
customize the keyboard under X? I looked into HAL, but that appears to
operate on a different level.
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