Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 08:55:14 -0400 From: PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> To: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@ulyssis.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: French-Canadian Keyboard & keyboard switching Message-ID: <49FAF132.2090809@videotron.ca> In-Reply-To: <200904301200.44224.tijl@ulyssis.org> References: <49F6DDAC.60800@videotron.ca> <200904291933.04052.tijl@ulyssis.org> <49F8B2D2.40409@videotron.ca> <200904301200.44224.tijl@ulyssis.org>
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Tijl Coosemans wrote: > On Wednesday 29 April 2009 22:04:34 PJ wrote: >> Tijl Coosemans wrote: >>> On Wednesday 29 April 2009 15:20:34 PJ wrote: >>>> xorg.conf: (snip for relevant) >>>> Section "ServerLayout" >>>> Identifier "X.org Configured" >>>> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 >>>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" >>>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" >>>> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" >>>> EndSection >>>> >>>> Section "Files" >>>> ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" >>>> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" >>>> EndSection >>>> >>>> Section "Module" >>>> Load "extmod" >>>> Load "record" >>>> Load "dbe" >>>> Load "glx" >>>> Load "GLcore" >>>> Load "xtrap" >>>> Load "dri" >>>> Load "freetype" >>>> EndSection >>>> >>>> Section "InputDevice" >>>> Identifier "Keyboard0" >>>> Driver "kbd" >>>> Option "XkbModel" "pc104" >>> This might have to be pc105, but it probably doesn't matter. >>> >>>> Option "XkbLayout" "us,ca" >>> Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#QWERTY >>> If you have Canadian Multilingual Standard, this option needs to be >>> set to "ca(multi)". If you have Canadian French, set it to "ca" or >>> "ca(fr)". >> This does not set it to the Canadian French; nor can I find anything >> that does... only my lame setup works using the French azerty (which >> is rather a pain because it involves complicated finger moves to get >> the accented characters - I'm familiar with it and can use it; it's >> just a pita. > > It works for me. What if you run "setxkbmap ca" or "setxkbmap ca multi" > in an X terminal? Do you then get "azerty" when you type "qwerty"? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I have things under control. the only problem I was having was the switching. That is taken care of by using Option "XkbOption" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" That allows to switch back and forth. Check your keyboard and verify the keys next to the rtShift, rtEnter keys: to the left, and the two above rtEnter. If you have the real, true French CAnadian keyboard or keymap installed, you will get é, è, ç and à characters - WITH ONE KEYSTROKE EACH. If you only get ` tick or ' with one key press, then it is some kind of French keyboard or old French Candadian. I have not been able to get this under xorg. (using fluxbox). If you are getting the true French Canadian keyboard, you must be using a different windows manager. Which do you have? -- Hervé Kempf: "Pour sauver la plančte, sortez du capitalisme." ------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Jourdan --- pj@ptahhotep.com http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com/andypantry.php
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