The net effect being that Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will no longer exit the server in the default configuration, only after it is configured to do so.
(This is a contentious issue in the X userbase - some have hailed us for finally stopping the random death of the server to users who mistype because they use applications which bind to Ctrl-Backspace, others decry us for removing the escape hatch they rely on when things go too badly wrong. http://who-t.blogspot.com/2009/04/zapping-server.html is a fairly good summary.) Of course, those of us who only use Sun Unix layout keyboards may find the arguments less compelling than those using standard PC layouts where Ctrl and Alt are close enough to accidentally hit both at once, but our user base has a lot more of those keyboards than Unix layout keyboards. Normally I'd argue that xkb-config updates are so far below the radar as to not even need self-review cases, but this change has been proven to be controversial enough on other platforms that it deserves at least an awareness of upcoming change. (Should we decide we want to change the default to enable C-A-B, it should be a simple matter of adding the terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp option to the XKB options in the HAL .fdi file we use to configure keyboards now.) -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering Suresh Chandrasekharan wrote: > Hi Garret, > I think the visible difference being the X server terminate key > sequence (Ctrl-Alt-Bkspace) removed from > /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/srvr_ctrl group and put into a new group > /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/terminate. Rest of the server control keys > (Ctrl-Alt-<key>) still remain in /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/srvr_ctrl > file. > > Javier may be able to add more info if needed. He will be back from > vacation coming Monday. > > Regards, > Suresh > > > Garrett D'Amore wrote: >> Suresh Chandrasekharan wrote: >>> I'm filing this case as self review and automatic approval for Javier >>> Acosta. Seeks minor binding. >>> >>> Suresh >>> >>> >>> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI >>> This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems >>> 1. Introduction >>> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: >>> xkeyboard-config update from v1.4 to v1.6 >>> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: >>> Author: Javier Acosta >>> 1.3 Date of This Document: >>> 13 August, 2009 >>> 4. Technical Description >>> OVERVIEW >>> >>> This case is to upgrade our XKB data from xkeyboard-config v1.4 to >>> xkeyboard-config v1.6. >>> >>> Currently Solaris Nevada and OpenSolaris use xkeyboard-config v1.4 as >>> its primary source of the XKB data. The xkeyboard-config is part of the >>> freedesktop project and it is actively maintained and upgraded; the >>> latest available version is v1.6 which includes several bugs fixed (36) >>> and new configuration components added. With this case Solaris Nevada >>> and OpenSolaris would be "up-stream" with other Linux distributions in >>> terms of compatibility and number of keyboard layouts available. >>> >>> After the upgrade, we believe that there will be many more new keyboard >>> layout symbols for several countries and regions of the world, more >>> variants for existing and for new keyboard layouts, support for >>> additional models of physical keyboards, updated geometries and >>> keycodes, and such that are 100% compatible with other Linux >>> distributions and also widely accepted by various user communities in >>> the world. >>> >>> In directory structure also, there will be no significant differences >>> between the current one and the one that will be provided by the >>> upgrade of xkeyboard-config. >>> >>> One visible difference will be that the handling of server keys and X >>> server termination are separated into different xkb option groups. >>> >> >> I'd like to see that difference spelled out in more specific detail, >> please. >> >> - Garrett >>> >>> INTERFACE STABILITY >>> >>> Exported interfaces are like the following. There is no imported >>> interface >>> that is significant. >>> >>> Interfaces Stability Description >>> ---------- --------- ----------- >>> /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/* Uncommitted XKB definition files & >>> directories. >>> >>> >>> REFERENCES >>> >>> [1] PSARC/2009/117 Self Review >>> [2] OSR #12375 xkeyboard-config v. 1.6 (inbound review) >>> [3] OSR #11059 xkeyboard-config v. 1.4 (inbound review) >>> [4] OSR #11093 XKeyboardConfig (outbound review) >>> >>> 6. Resources and Schedule >>> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information >>> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: >>> G11N >>> 6.5. ARC review type: Automatic >>> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > i18n-discuss mailing list > i18n-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/i18n-discuss
