Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
Alan Shoemaker wrote: If you don't yet have the square there then open the KDE Control Panel and choose Input devices and International keyboard to access the add keyboard function and be sure to check both autostart and docked in the StartUp tab. Thanks Alan, This almost worked. The problem is my default keyboard is Dvorak, not English, so when I set things up the way you describe, linux thinks it's switching from English to Dvorak, unstead of Dvorak to English. So the Dvorak board works, but the English board doesn't. I fooled around trying to figure out how to tell KDE that the Dvorak board is the default, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. I suppose I could run kbdconf and reset the machines default back to English, but that doesn't allow me to work at the command line in Dvorak. TIA Darryl
Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
On 3 Jun, Alan Shoemaker wrote: DarrylI know nothing about Gnome, but in KDE there is a setting called 'International Keyboard'. If you have a little aqua square with En in it on the far right edge of the panel (just left of the clock) then right click on it. Then choose setup and add English Dvorak. After adding this you'll be able to toggle between the two keyboards by left-clicking the little square. If you don't yet have the square there then open the KDE Control Panel and choose Input devices and International keyboard to access the add keyboard function and be sure to check both autostart and docked in the StartUp tab. There's something similar in GNOME. It's also under the applets menu. Bring up the Preferences menu and it allows you to choose two keyboards and you can toggle between them by clicking on the applet. In the newwer version, it looks like you can have more than one keyboard defined. L -- Laurent Duperval "Montreal winters are an intelligence test, U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it." Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228 -Doug Camilli mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Penguin Power!
Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
DarrylI know nothing about Gnome, but in KDE there is a setting called 'International Keyboard'. If you have a little aqua square with En in it on the far right edge of the panel (just left of the clock) then right click on it. Then choose setup and add English Dvorak. After adding this you'll be able to toggle between the two keyboards by left-clicking the little square. If you don't yet have the square there then open the KDE Control Panel and choose Input devices and International keyboard to access the add keyboard function and be sure to check both autostart and docked in the StartUp tab. Alan Darryl Gibson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just downloaded and installed Helix GNOME 1.2 Everything is working nice, except for the keyboard applet. It used to work fine in the previous ML 7.0 Error loading new keyboard description Any ideas? Sorry, I can't help, but I was sure happy to see you have this problem, since I wish I had it too. I've been trying to figure out how to switch between Dvork and US keyboards for long time now. I would like users to select their keyboard at the login prompt. Can this be done LM 7? Where would I find the keyboard applet? I attempted to do this with Red Hat, but I couldn't find a solution, and I stumped the Gurus on the RH list. TIA Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm)
[newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
Hi, I just downloaded and installed Helix GNOME 1.2 Everything is working nice, except for the keyboard applet. It used to work fine in the previous ML 7.0 installation but now, I can't get it to toggle my keyboard between a Quebec keyboard and a Us keyboard. setxkbmap always returns this error: Error loading new keyboard description Any ideas? THanks, L -- Laurent Duperval "Montreal winters are an intelligence test, U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it." Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228 -Doug Camilli mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Penguin Power!
Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just downloaded and installed Helix GNOME 1.2 Everything is working nice, except for the keyboard applet. It used to work fine in the previous ML 7.0 Error loading new keyboard description Any ideas? Sorry, I can't help, but I was sure happy to see you have this problem, since I wish I had it too. I've been trying to figure out how to switch between Dvork and US keyboards for long time now. I would like users to select their keyboard at the login prompt. Can this be done LM 7? Where would I find the keyboard applet? I attempted to do this with Red Hat, but I couldn't find a solution, and I stumped the Gurus on the RH list. TIA Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm)
