Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Friday 15 May 2009 18:42:10 Dale wrote: > >> Alan McKinnon wrote: >> >>> On Friday 15 May 2009 18:03:21 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >>> >>>> On Mittwoch 08 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann >>>>> >>>>> <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> So I think setting it in xorg.conf is easier, but at least it is not >>>>>>> absolutely required if you can run setxkbmap in your xdm startup. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>> which is so idiotic I won't even comment on that any further. >>>>>> >>>>> I think editing /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi is easier than that, >>>>> even. :) >>>>> >>>> and I think editing xorg.conf is the easiest way. >>>> >>> I think dumping hal for the stupid piece of software it is and moving to >>> devicekit like the developer intends, is an even easier way... >>> >> Since the "new" xorg-server was a complete flop here, when will this >> devicekit option be coming? Please tell me it will be easier that hal is. >> > > I have no idea, sorry :-( > > DeviceKit isn't even in portage yet and not many packages support it. I don't > even know if the devs will change and improve the configs much, if at all. > The > problem with hal is that it's code base is a mess, and it's design is a mish- > mash of stuff throwwn together. At least, that's what the lead hal dev says > >
Well I won't disagree on it being a mess. I may make a fresh backup and try xorg-server one day but I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the last time. I was hoping maybe something better was on the way. < sighs > Dale :-) :-)
