Jörg Schaible wrote: > Jörg Schaible wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> it seems the latest xorg-server update also changed the German standard >> keyboard layout, since the tilde is no longer a dead key. I verified that >> the standard variant is still used, I have no ~/.Xkbmap or >> /etc/X11/Xkbmap or (Xmodmap or Xresources), so the standard must have >> changed. >> >> Where is this defined and how do I get back the "normal" behavior? >> >> If you're used to a tilde working as dead key, the original key sequence >> like produced for e.g. this annoying example: >> >> rm -rf ~ /tmp >> >> I wand my dead key back! >> Anyone? > > ===================== %< =============== > $ diff -u > /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de > /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de --- > /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de > 2012-06-23 16:25:07.000000000 +0200 > +++ /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de 2012-11-17 16:22:16.070643609 > +0100 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ > key <AD03> { [ e, E, EuroSign, EuroSign ] }; > key <AD06> { [ z, Z, leftarrow, yen ] }; > key <AD11> { [udiaeresis, Udiaeresis, dead_diaeresis, dead_abovering > ] > }; > - key <AD12> { [ plus, asterisk, dead_tilde, dead_macron ] }; > + key <AD12> { [ plus, asterisk, asciitilde, macron ] }; > > > key <AC02> { [ s, S, U017F, > U1E9E > ] }; > key <AC07> { [ j, J, dead_belowdot, > dead_abovedot ] }; > ===================== %< =============== > > Comparing the current standard with an older backup, explains this change. > Who is responsible for that?
OK, it has been the update of xkeyboard-config from 2.6 to 2.7, change was caused due to this issue: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9752 Masking the version now. Thanks to Gentoo for this possibility! - Jörg