Bug#269052: xserver-xfree86: keymappings lost after a few keystrokes
Hi Toni, About 2 years ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding keymappings being lost after a few keystrokes. Did you reproduce this problem recently? If not, I will close this bug in the next weeks. Thanks, Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#269052: xserver-xfree86: keymappings lost after a few keystrokes
On Sat, Oct 09, 2004 at 01:26:34PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: > Most programming languages require the use of braces, brackets, > backslashes and the like which are very awkward to reach on a normal > German keyboard layout. Likewise, and depending on the keyboard, Escape > may be far off, Backspace and Delete switched, and you name it - there > are other oddities on keyboards which make work cumbersome and > straining. These I correct partially with my xmodmap as follows: > > - Select a base layout of en_US (pc105) > - Make "AltGR" let me type in the German Umlauts with ease (and where > they are prointed on the keycaps). > - Swap Backspace and Delete > - Swap 'Escape' and 'Menu' > - Have the few more rarely used keys on AltGR + some other key (eg. > AltGR + 'a' -> å) > > I'm already looking into XKB, but haven't gotten very far. I think you're going to need to define your own custom keyboard layout to achieve all this. :( -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | Music is the brandy of the damned. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- George Bernard Shaw http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#269052: xserver-xfree86: keymappings lost after a few keystrokes
Hi, On Fri, 08.10.2004 at 17:39:52 -0500, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry it has taken a while to follow up to this report. no problem. > Can you tell us what you're trying to accomplish with your xmodmap > configuration? Perhaps there is an XKB configuration we can recommend that > will serve your needs. Of course: I'm a native speaker of German, not English, and use some other languages on occasion. Example: Swedish, rarely French. My work consists about half of programming and discussing with English speaking people, and the other half is writing texts in German. I'm a user of vi, emacs and LaTeX, too... Most programming languages require the use of braces, brackets, backslashes and the like which are very awkward to reach on a normal German keyboard layout. Likewise, and depending on the keyboard, Escape may be far off, Backspace and Delete switched, and you name it - there are other oddities on keyboards which make work cumbersome and straining. These I correct partially with my xmodmap as follows: - Select a base layout of en_US (pc105) - Make "AltGR" let me type in the German Umlauts with ease (and where they are prointed on the keycaps). - Swap Backspace and Delete - Swap 'Escape' and 'Menu' - Have the few more rarely used keys on AltGR + some other key (eg. AltGR + 'a' -> å) I'm already looking into XKB, but haven't gotten very far. Best, --Toni++
Bug#269052: xserver-xfree86: keymappings lost after a few keystrokes
tag 269052 + moreinfo thanks On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 05:20:54PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: > when configuring my keyboard using xmodmap, the server loses these > mappings after a few keystrokes and also switches part of the keyboard > off so they donŽt even generate any more events. IŽve come to this > conclusion after reading bug #268363. > > Restarting X several times, immediately running xev and checking for > keycodes. Generating keycodes stops for some keys after about 5-20 > keys. I assume the keyboard is not broken because leaving X and > restarting gives the same result, everytime. > > The keys affected are (only!): Escape, Menu, both Windows keys, PageUp, > PageDown, Beginning, End. > > After removing the xmodmap from my .xsession and reconfiguring the > keyboard for us_intl instead of us only in the vain hope that this will > result in a useful keyboard layout, I have the keys mentioned above all > working with no missing keycode events, although with sometimes strange > effects. The strange effects is that now I have no idea what some of > these keys now do, save that Escape, PageUp, PageDown, Beginning and End > work as expected in VIM (part of my now lost reshuffling was to make the > keyboard more useful...). I'm sorry it has taken a while to follow up to this report. Can you tell us what you're trying to accomplish with your xmodmap configuration? Perhaps there is an XKB configuration we can recommend that will serve your needs. -- G. Branden Robinson| "Why do we have to hide from the Debian GNU/Linux | police, Daddy?" [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Because we use vi, son. They use http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | emacs." signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#269052: xserver-xfree86: keymappings lost after a few keystrokes
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 Severity: normal Hello, when configuring my keyboard using xmodmap, the server loses these mappings after a few keystrokes and also switches part of the keyboard off so they donŽt even generate any more events. IŽve come to this conclusion after reading bug #268363. Restarting X several times, immediately running xev and checking for keycodes. Generating keycodes stops for some keys after about 5-20 keys. I assume the keyboard is not broken because leaving X and restarting gives the same result, everytime. The keys affected are (only!): Escape, Menu, both Windows keys, PageUp, PageDown, Beginning, End. After removing the xmodmap from my .xsession and reconfiguring the keyboard for us_intl instead of us only in the vain hope that this will result in a useful keyboard layout, I have the keys mentioned above all working with no missing keycode events, although with sometimes strange effects. The strange effects is that now I have no idea what some of these keys now do, save that Escape, PageUp, PageDown, Beginning and End work as expected in VIM (part of my now lost reshuffling was to make the keyboard more useful...). Best, --Toni++ -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-686-smp Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.32 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii xserver-common4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 files and utilities common to all ii zlib1g1:1.2.1.1-5compression library - runtime -- debconf information: xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method: Medium xserver-xfree86/config/doublequote_in_string_error: * xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id: * xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver: nv xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-85 * xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes: 1280x1024 * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/misc/psaux * xserver-xfree86/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card shared/default-x-server: xserver-xfree86 * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us shared/no_known_x-server: xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse: true * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xfree86 * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping: true * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2 xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev: * xserver-xfree86/config/device/video_ram: * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd: false xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal: * xserver-xfree86/config/display/default_depth: 16 * xserver-xfree86/config/modules: GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/range_input_error: xserver-xfree86/autodetect_video_card: true * xserver-xfree86/config/write_files_section: true xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor: true xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-92 * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list: 1280x960 @ 85Hz xserver-xfree86/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc105 * xserver-xfree86/config/write_dri_section: true xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id_error: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: xserver-xfree86/config/nonnumeric_string_error: shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: xserver-xfree86/config/null_string_error:
