Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 06:12 +0100, ext Qole wrote: > So the problem is that the Maemo 5 WM is broken, according to this: > > http://qt.gitorious.org/+qt-maemo-developers/qt/qt- > maemo/commit/fbf22e64599b220cf95ca90d27d0eb6cdeaa91fe > > Shouldn't there be a bug for this? I didn't know about that kind of comment :) Typical that teams don't ask the WM maintainer (me) about it. Actually the N900 is not a desktop PC, as you might have noticed, so we have a bit different focus logic. We avoid setting focus to windows unless they specifically request it, this is to avoid needless wake-ups in processes (and thus power consumption and often window drawing). It works surprisingly well (except for xev maybe). About dsmetool: it's just a tool that we use to tell the dsme daemon that this process should be started as user X, nice level N, restarted K times if it crashes, etc. XSetInputFocus is the libx11 call that tells the X server to move (keyboard) input focus to the window given as the argument. The WM calls that function to give focus to application windows, depending on ICCCM guidelines and our own model (ICCCM allows the WM some freedoms). -Kimmo > - Original message - > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 08:39 +0100, ext Faheem Pervez wrote: > > > On 11/16/09, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: > > > > > I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 > keyboard > > > > > (see quoted message below). > > > > > > > > > > I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is > much more > > > > > urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. > > > > > > > > > > When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the > desktop > > > > > environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) > does not > > > > > seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are > passed to > > > > > DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to > the > > > > > Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, > which > > > > > suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the > > > > > keyboard. > > > > > > > > hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs > some > > > > specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. > > > > > > > > > I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the > keyboard > > > > > mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. > > > > > > > > Does 'xev' report any key events? > > > > > > > > > > xev won't work on the N900 by default for exactly the same reason > > > qole's LXDE stuff isn't working: > > > https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5987 > > > > Seems to work after: > > 1) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-desktop > > 2) xev & > > 3) tap on the xev window > > > > Or you could device a diabolical utility program that calls > > XSetInputFocus for the xev window... > > > > > > -Kimmo > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > Faheem > > > > > > > > > > Any help or suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole > wrote: > > > > >Now that the N900 has been released, I will > post this question > > > > >on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some > Nokia devs can > > > > >help me here. > > > > > > > > > >I would like to know how to remap the keyboard > on the N900. > > > > >I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, > as you will see > > > > >below, but I'd like to know how to map the > keyboard > > > > >permanently, without having to run xkbcomp > every time. > > > > > > > > > >Here is the help that I've received so far: > > > > > > > > > >On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius > Gedminas > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I've had partial success by > doing this: > > > > > > > > > > $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb > > > > > $ vi default.xkb > > > > > > > > > >comment out the two rules that > cause syntax errors: > > > > > > > > > >// interpret AccessX_Enable > +AnyOfOrNone(all) { > > > > >// action= > LockControls(controls=); > > > > >// }; > > > > > > > > > >// interpret > MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) > > > > >{ > > > > >// action= > LockControls(controls=); > > > > >// }; > > > > > > > > > >Now you can restore the > settings back by running > > > > > > > > > > $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
So no, that command, "dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-desktop" is not an option, since it kills the desktop. I can't kill the desktop. It has its uses ;-) What is this XSetInputFocus and how do I set it from the command line? 2009/11/19 Qole > > > 2009/11/15 Kimmo Hämäläinen > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 08:39 +0100, ext Faheem Pervez wrote: >> > On 11/16/09, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: >> > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: >> > >> I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard >> > >> (see quoted message below). >> > >> >> > >> I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much >> more >> > >> urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. >> > >> >> > >> When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop >> > >> environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does >> not >> > >> seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed >> to >> > >> DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the >> > >> Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which >> > >> suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the >> > >> keyboard. >> > > >> > > hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some >> > > specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. >> > > >> > >> I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard >> > >> mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. >> > > >> > > Does 'xev' report any key events? >> > > >> > >> > xev won't work on the N900 by default for exactly the same reason >> > qole's LXDE stuff isn't working: >> > https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5987 >> >> Seems to work after: >> 1) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-desktop >> 2) xev & >> 3) tap on the xev window >> >> Or you could device a diabolical utility program that calls >> XSetInputFocus for the xev window... >> >> > Could this dsmetool technique (which I don't pretend to understand at all) > be used to help give my Xephyr window the required focus to receive keyboard > input, too? Because the Xephyr window gets focus in every other way, that > is, I can use an on-screen virtual keyboard within the secondary X Server to > type, but not the physical N900 keyboard... > > I'm going to try it out, regardless. > > > -- > enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what > engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent > and imaginative person." > -- enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
2009/11/15 Kimmo Hämäläinen > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 08:39 +0100, ext Faheem Pervez wrote: > > On 11/16/09, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: > > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: > > >> I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard > > >> (see quoted message below). > > >> > > >> I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more > > >> urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. > > >> > > >> When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop > > >> environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not > > >> seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to > > >> DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the > > >> Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which > > >> suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the > > >> keyboard. > > > > > > hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some > > > specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. > > > > > >> I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard > > >> mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. > > > > > > Does 'xev' report any key events? > > > > > > > xev won't work on the N900 by default for exactly the same reason > > qole's LXDE stuff isn't working: > > https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5987 > > Seems to work after: > 1) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-desktop > 2) xev & > 3) tap on the xev window > > Or you could device a diabolical utility program that calls > XSetInputFocus for the xev window... > > Could this dsmetool technique (which I don't pretend to understand at all) be used to help give my Xephyr window the required focus to receive keyboard input, too? Because the Xephyr window gets focus in every other way, that is, I can use an on-screen virtual keyboard within the secondary X Server to type, but not the physical N900 keyboard... I'm going to try it out, regardless. -- enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 08:39 +0100, ext Faheem Pervez wrote: > On 11/16/09, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: > >> I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard > >> (see quoted message below). > >> > >> I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more > >> urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. > >> > >> When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop > >> environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not > >> seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to > >> DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the > >> Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which > >> suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the > >> keyboard. > > > > hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some > > specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. > > > >> I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard > >> mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. > > > > Does 'xev' report any key events? > > > > xev won't work on the N900 by default for exactly the same reason > qole's LXDE stuff isn't working: > https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5987 Seems to work after: 1) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-desktop 2) xev & 3) tap on the xev window Or you could device a diabolical utility program that calls XSetInputFocus for the xev window... > > -Kimmo > > > > Best Regards, > Faheem > >> > >> Any help or suggestions? > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole wrote: > >> Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question > >> on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can > >> help me here. > >> > >> I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900. > >> I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see > >> below, but I'd like to know how to map the keyboard > >> permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every time. > >> > >> Here is the help that I've received so far: > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> I've had partial success by doing this: > >> > >> $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb > >> $ vi default.xkb > >> > >> comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors: > >> > >> // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { > >> // action= LockControls(controls=); > >> // }; > >> > >> // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) > >> { > >> // action= LockControls(controls=); > >> // }; > >> > >> Now you can restore the settings back by running > >> > >> $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 > >> > >> if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional > >> keyboard. > >> > >> Next > >> > >> $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb > >> $ vi mg.xkb > >> > >>key { > >>type= "FOUR_LEVEL", > >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, > >> Tab, Tab ] > >>}; > >> > >> $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0 > >> > >> and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key. > >> > >> Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's > >> possible to make > >> it load incomplete maps on top of the current > >> configuration, just to > >> update a few symbols without replicating the full > >> configuration. > >> > >> > None of the changes I make > >> to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 > >> > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the > >> file). > >> > >> > >> Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled > >> versions of those? > >> > >> I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing > >> files in /usr/. > >> Although creating a new symbols file in there and > >> loading it on top of > >> the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work... > >> > >> Marius Gedminas > >> > >> (I have already replied with the following: > >> > >> Replace > >>type= "FOUR_LEVEL", > >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, > >> Tab ] > >> > >> with > >>type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2", > >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ] > >> > >> > >> and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift- > >> rig
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
> Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's possible to make > it load incomplete maps on top of the current configuration, just to > update a few symbols without replicating the full configuration. In principle yes - by using "include" in the xkb_keymap description. See "setxkbmap -print" for a starting point. Actually I have a keymap editor in the works (at home) which would let you do this through a UI. Shouldn't take more than a couple of evenings to make an alpha release. Likely not going to be the next couple of evenings in the calendar though. --Juha (N900 posting, broken thread and formatting, sorry) ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
On 11/16/09, Kimmo Hämäläinen wrote: > On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: >> I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard >> (see quoted message below). >> >> I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more >> urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. >> >> When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop >> environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not >> seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to >> DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the >> Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which >> suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the >> keyboard. > > hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some > specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. > >> I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard >> mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. > > Does 'xev' report any key events? > xev won't work on the N900 by default for exactly the same reason qole's LXDE stuff isn't working: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5987 > -Kimmo > Best Regards, Faheem >> >> Any help or suggestions? >> >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole wrote: >> Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question >> on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can >> help me here. >> >> I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900. >> I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see >> below, but I'd like to know how to map the keyboard >> permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every time. >> >> Here is the help that I've received so far: >> >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I've had partial success by doing this: >> >> $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb >> $ vi default.xkb >> >> comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors: >> >> // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { >> // action= LockControls(controls=); >> // }; >> >> // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) >> { >> // action= LockControls(controls=); >> // }; >> >> Now you can restore the settings back by running >> >> $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 >> >> if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional >> keyboard. >> >> Next >> >> $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb >> $ vi mg.xkb >> >>key { >>type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, >> Tab, Tab ] >>}; >> >> $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0 >> >> and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key. >> >> Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's >> possible to make >> it load incomplete maps on top of the current >> configuration, just to >> update a few symbols without replicating the full >> configuration. >> >> > None of the changes I make >> to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 >> > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the >> file). >> >> >> Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled >> versions of those? >> >> I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing >> files in /usr/. >> Although creating a new symbols file in there and >> loading it on top of >> the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work... >> >> Marius Gedminas >> >> (I have already replied with the following: >> >> Replace >>type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, >> Tab ] >> >> with >>type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2", >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ] >> >> >> and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift- >> right arrow.) >> >> >> -- >> enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated >> by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor >> of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." >> >> >> >> >> -- >> enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what >> engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an >> ardent and imaginative person." > > ___ > maemo-developers mailing list
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 02:03 +0100, ext Qole wrote: > I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard > (see quoted message below). > > I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more > urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. > > When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop > environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not > seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to > DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the > Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which > suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the > keyboard. hildon-desktop does not ever grab the keyboard. It only grabs some specific key combinations, such as that ctrl+backspace. > I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard > mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. Does 'xev' report any key events? -Kimmo > > Any help or suggestions? > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole wrote: > Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question > on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can > help me here. > > I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900. > I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see > below, but I'd like to know how to map the keyboard > permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every time. > > Here is the help that I've received so far: > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas > wrote: > > > > I've had partial success by doing this: > > $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb > $ vi default.xkb > > comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors: > > // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { > // action= LockControls(controls=); > // }; > > // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) > { > // action= LockControls(controls=); > // }; > > Now you can restore the settings back by running > > $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 > > if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional > keyboard. > > Next > > $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb > $ vi mg.xkb > >key { >type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, > Tab, Tab ] >}; > > $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0 > > and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key. > > Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's > possible to make > it load incomplete maps on top of the current > configuration, just to > update a few symbols without replicating the full > configuration. > > > None of the changes I make > to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 > > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the > file). > > > Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled > versions of those? > > I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing > files in /usr/. > Although creating a new symbols file in there and > loading it on top of > the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work... > > Marius Gedminas > > (I have already replied with the following: > > Replace >type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, > Tab ] > > with >type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ] > > > and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift- > right arrow.) > > > -- > enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated > by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor > of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." > > > > > -- > enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what > engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an >
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
I am still hoping for some more help with remapping the N900 keyboard (see quoted message below). I have come across a problem I believe is related, and it is much more urgent for me to identify and fix the problem. When I start a nested Xephyr X Server on the N900, the desktop environment that I run in that X Server (LXDE, on DISPLAY :1) does not seem to have access to the keyboard. No keyboard presses are passed to DISPLAY :1 at all. When I press the key combination to get to the Dashboard (CTRL-Backspace), I am taken to the Dashboard, which suggests that maybe Hildon desktop is not "letting go" of the keyboard. I have tried using xkbcomp as described below to copy the keyboard mapping to display :1, but it doesn't help. Any help or suggestions? On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Qole wrote: > Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question on > maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can help me here. > > I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900. I've received > some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see below, but I'd like to know > how to map the keyboard permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every > time. > > Here is the help that I've received so far: > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas wrote: > >> >> I've had partial success by doing this: >> >> $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb >> $ vi default.xkb >> >> comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors: >> >> // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { >> // action= LockControls(controls=); >> // }; >> >> // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { >> // action= LockControls(controls=); >> // }; >> >> Now you can restore the settings back by running >> >> $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 >> >> if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional keyboard. >> >> Next >> >> $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb >> $ vi mg.xkb >> >>key { >>type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >>symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ] >>}; >> >> $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0 >> >> and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key. >> >> Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's possible to make >> it load incomplete maps on top of the current configuration, just to >> update a few symbols without replicating the full configuration. >> >> > None of the changes I make to >> /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 >> > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the file). >> >> Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled versions of those? >> >> I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing files in /usr/. >> Although creating a new symbols file in there and loading it on top of >> the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work... >> >> Marius Gedminas >> > > (I have already replied with the following: > > Replace >type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ] > with >type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ] > > and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift-right arrow.) > > > -- > enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what > engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent > and imaginative person." > -- enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: Mapping the N900 keyboard?
Now that the N900 has been released, I will post this question on maemo-developers, in the hopes that some Nokia devs can help me here. I would like to know how to remap the keyboard on the N900. I've received some help from Marius Gedminas, as you will see below, but I'd like to know how to map the keyboard permanently, without having to run xkbcomp every time. Here is the help that I've received so far: On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:23 AM, Marius Gedminas wrote: > > I've had partial success by doing this: > > $ xkbcomp :0 default.xkb > $ vi default.xkb > > comment out the two rules that cause syntax errors: > > // interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { > // action= LockControls(controls=); > // }; > > // interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) { > // action= LockControls(controls=); > // }; > > Now you can restore the settings back by running > > $ xkbcmp default.xkb :0 > > if you screw up and end up with a nonfunctional keyboard. > > Next > > $ cp default.xkb mg.xkb > $ vi mg.xkb > >key { >type= "FOUR_LEVEL", >symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ] >}; > > $ xkbcomp mg.xkb :0 > > and now Fn+Right arrow is a Tab key. > > Sadly I don't know enough about xkbcomp to see if it's possible to make > it load incomplete maps on top of the current configuration, just to > update a few symbols without replicating the full configuration. > > > None of the changes I make to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-51 > > have any effect (yes I reboot after changing the file). > > Maybe the files in /var/cache/xkb contain precompiled versions of those? > > I'm not adventurous enough to go and start editing files in /usr/. > Although creating a new symbols file in there and loading it on top of > the defaults with setxkbmap ought to maybe work... > > Marius Gedminas > (I have already replied with the following: Replace type= "FOUR_LEVEL", symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Right, Tab, Tab ] with type= "PC_FN_LEVEL2", symbols[Group1]= [ Right, Tab ] and you will retain the ability to highlight text with shift-right arrow.) -- enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person." ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers