[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
mabshoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Oct 16, 7:33 pm, Burcin Erocal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16 Oct 2008 20:21:55 +0200 Hi Martin, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of my students complain that the vmware image of sage seems to use english keyboard. Is there a way to configure this? (I do not own a windows machine, so I cannot try it...) The VMware image does run on any platform where there is a VMWare player, i.e. Linux and OSX would be a possible test bed for you in case you want to play with the VMWare image. As far as I know the vmware image runs ubuntu, so one can just follow the instructions on the ubuntu community website: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf (scroll down for Keyboard configuration - console) Exactly. This has come up before and does solve the problem. OK, I tried it on three windows boxes - but it does not work. I did manage sudo su dpkg-reconfigure console-data select quertz, german exit, reboot. Curiously, after reboot, the keyboard is still english, but dpkg-reconfigure console-data thinks we have a german keyboard... UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. Martin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:08 AM, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mabshoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Oct 16, 7:33 pm, Burcin Erocal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16 Oct 2008 20:21:55 +0200 Hi Martin, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of my students complain that the vmware image of sage seems to use english keyboard. Is there a way to configure this? (I do not own a windows machine, so I cannot try it...) The VMware image does run on any platform where there is a VMWare player, i.e. Linux and OSX would be a possible test bed for you in case you want to play with the VMWare image. As far as I know the vmware image runs ubuntu, so one can just follow the instructions on the ubuntu community website: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf (scroll down for Keyboard configuration - console) Exactly. This has come up before and does solve the problem. OK, I tried it on three windows boxes - but it does not work. I did manage sudo su dpkg-reconfigure console-data select quertz, german exit, reboot. Curiously, after reboot, the keyboard is still english, but dpkg-reconfigure console-data thinks we have a german keyboard... UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. What *precisely* works? Where would be the most useful place to add this information? In the README file that comes in the sage vmware zip? Thanks! William --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. What *precisely* works? That the key z prints a z and not a y in the console, and all the other keys seem to be in the right place, too. Where would be the most useful place to add this information? In the README file that comes in the sage vmware zip? Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe one could add the keyboard configuration as an extra menu item (parallel to sage, manage, etc.) I hate these MS Windows troubles. I spent a lot of time building FriCAS on MS Windows. Meanwhile this works more or less out of the box (I prepared Cygwin binaries, and the make process is also easy), but the first time was a nightmare. Martin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. What *precisely* works? That the key z prints a z and not a y in the console, and all the other keys seem to be in the right place, too. Sorry, I meant, of all the things you tried was just typing dpkg-reconfigure console-setup the one and only thing you did, and that it worked? Where would be the most useful place to add this information? In the README file that comes in the sage vmware zip? Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe one could add the keyboard configuration as an extra menu item (parallel to sage, manage, etc.) I hate these MS Windows troubles. I spent a lot of time building FriCAS on MS Windows. Meanwhile this works more or less out of the box (I prepared Cygwin binaries, and the make process is also easy), but the first time was a nightmare. Martin -- William Stein Associate Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. What *precisely* works? That the key z prints a z and not a y in the console, and all the other keys seem to be in the right place, too. Sorry, I meant, of all the things you tried was just typing dpkg-reconfigure console-setup the one and only thing you did, and that it worked? Nearly: you will then be asked some simple questions which are obvious to answer if you do not have an english keyboard. Martin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Stein [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UPDATE: using dpkg-reconfigure console-setup works. What *precisely* works? That the key z prints a z and not a y in the console, and all the other keys seem to be in the right place, too. Sorry, I meant, of all the things you tried was just typing dpkg-reconfigure console-setup the one and only thing you did, and that it worked? Nearly: you will then be asked some simple questions which are obvious to answer if you do not have an english keyboard. Excellent, thanks. See http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/4331 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[sage-support] Re: german keybord in vmware image
On Oct 16, 7:33 pm, Burcin Erocal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16 Oct 2008 20:21:55 +0200 Hi Martin, Martin Rubey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of my students complain that the vmware image of sage seems to use english keyboard. Is there a way to configure this? (I do not own a windows machine, so I cannot try it...) The VMware image does run on any platform where there is a VMWare player, i.e. Linux and OSX would be a possible test bed for you in case you want to play with the VMWare image. As far as I know the vmware image runs ubuntu, so one can just follow the instructions on the ubuntu community website: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf (scroll down for Keyboard configuration - console) Exactly. This has come up before and does solve the problem. (I do not run ubuntu, so I cannot try it...) :) :) Cheers, Burcin Cheers, Michael --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
