reassign 522957 xfce4-settings thanks On mar, 2009-04-07 at 18:25 +0200, Luca Niccoli wrote:
> Since I upgraded to xfce 4.6, I'm having troubles with keyboard layout > and shortcuts configuration. > At first, /etc/X11/Xmodmap was ignored, so I lost the possibility to use > the media keys of my laptop. > I tried with xmodmap /etc/X11/Xmodmap, but this kind of freezes xfce: > I can move the mouse, but the pointer doesn't change its shape and I can't > click anything; hitting caps lock on the keyboard toggles the led, but the > only thing I can do is swap to terminal with Ctrl+Alt+Fn or kill X. Still, > applications keep running fine, I just can't use them. > I can consistently reproduce this. > Then I tried selecting "Use system defaults" from the keyboard Yes, basically when Xfce “manages” the keyboard (in fact it just tells X which layout to use), xmodmap is a really bad idea (I think xmodmap is deprecated anyway. one is supposed to use xkb stuff I think. Or maybe hal rules with evdev device. Or yet another thing, I don't really know, X is a mess in this area). > configuration; I got my media keys back, but application shortcuts were > ignored. I guess modifier keys have changed and this invalidates shortcuts. Especially things like Alt/Meta. > I deselected "Use system defaults" and rebooted, but still the > shortcuts are ignored. Actually, I see that the kyeboard layout is still not > being set by xfce: I can choose any layout, I'm stick with the one X loads. If you select “use system default” then yes you have to configure the layout in X, using the “kbd” driver. > I tried moving away my Xmodmap, but I just get the default X layout, and > can't change it. Well, if you select the correct one in the Xfce settings, then it'll work. > I tried resetting the shortcuts (which I don't have a way to save, anyway, > and this is a regression from 4.4), to no avail. What do you mean by “save”? xfconf uses an xml backend anyway, if you need them. Just copy the correct files in .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml You can access xfconf system using xfconf-query or the GUI editor using xfce4-settings-editor. Could you try using a consistent setup (either layout set from Xorg and “use system default” or select a keyboard layout in the list (even selecting “evdev” one). And yes you may have to re-configure the keyboard shortcuts, but that's not really Xfce fault, the underlying X architecture is problematic. Cheers, -- Yves-Alexis
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