From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 6 17:09:30 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FF0616A417 for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:09:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from novembre@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C34BD13C45D for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:09:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from novembre@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l8so457425nzf for ; Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:09:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Jx5OyaUVwQaLHmRtFFZPoXypfJV6eIv9uc71X0yuSw2ZLcmKfrVVePZ1Z6TOAuUUc8QBZwg+8UelGpNKMdSnRDNyjL4zal7E8/2RydP4I2beR0DQsxZtn8qKRhr+9dCdYvpdLcjlowve898hmxy13vIuAlJH5XApRXrkvYPX10Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Xn6AVD6ibjSWS50p6j8ecKaa6L8MOuf5MvHRVYb+cF0C4hNan91BCVGMF3KgKzxBErL6Z5PcGnaPyHCiiEwVPIIsOYARbFm9VHb9faa/MaY0zA9SI2RqrD9Q18jgV5e7Ky8thQZRzu+7gEOr6hbrK7diMGC/XCsarbhY0sr9Grw= Received: by 10.65.194.13 with SMTP id w13mr9152836qbp.1186420168820; Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:09:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.210.16 with HTTP; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:09:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3b47caa90708061009h6a61b7c4s78bf821ad8a9a077@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:09:28 -0500 From: Novembre To: "Michael Nottebrock" In-Reply-To: <46B72F85.70205@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <3b47caa90708041410s30f87f52g4d928c928e5f0eb0@mail.gmail.com> <46B72F85.70205@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keyboard layout change in Xorg 7.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:09:30 -0000 On 8/6/07, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > Novembre schrieb: > > I have Xfce 4.4.1_1 on top of X.org 7.2 running on FreeBSD > > 6.2-RELEASEinstalled on a Pentium III-S > > 1.4GHz machine. > > The problem is that the ALT keys are not working when using XkbLayout > option > > in xorg.conf when I put the following lines in /etc/X11/xorg.conf: > > > > Option "XkbLayout" "us,ir" > > Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle" > > > > With these options, single ALT keys do not work, and I mean not just in > > changing the keyboard layout, but anywhere! For example, ALT-TAB which > > should change the current window does not work anymore. I have found out > > that in this case, i.e. using XkbLayout option, if I press both ALT keys > at > > the same time, it'll do work! So, LEFTALT-RIGHTALT-TAB changes the > current > > window, and LEFTALT-RIGHTALT-SHIFT changes the layout. I have no idea > why, > > and I see no reason why, since I told X that the layout needs to be > changed > > when I press only ONE of the ALT keys (and I have not mentioned which > one, > > so both should be okay) and the SHIFT key. It's very troublesome, and I > > don't want to hold down both ALTs instead of just one of them. The same > > setting used to work when I was using Xfce 4.2 on top of X.org 6.9. > > Any ideas? > > > Are you running the latest version of the x11/xkeyboard-config port > (1.0_1)? The most recent update fixed a number of isses related to > keyboard layouts. (See > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=947832+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2007/cvs-ports/20070729.cvs-ports > ). > > Cheers, > -- > ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org > (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org > \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org > > > > Thanks so much. I did a 'portupgrade xkeyboard-config' to the latest version, and that fixed the problem.