Hi, Ryan gave me a hint, how to find a workaround without using ~/.Xmodmap. I describe the solution of my specific problem here, so it might be helpful for someone with a similar problem.
These links helped a lot: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Howto%3A%20Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions http://www.charvolant.org/~doug/xkb/html/node5.html To use the special € and $ keys of the acer laptop in 13.10: 1. add the scancode-to-keycode mappings to /etc/rc.local # <Euro> setkeycodes e033 240 # <Dollar> setkeycodes e034 241 loadkeys /home/user/.acer.map 2. create the keyboard translation table extension in /home/user/.acer.map containing: keycode 240 = euro shift keycode 240 = cent keycode 241 = dollar shift keycode 241 = onequarter 3. add the xbd_symbols to the symbol definition file you use, e.g.: /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de // acer Euro und Dollar Spezialtasten key <I248> { [ EuroSign, cent ] }; key <I249> { [ dollar, onequarter ] }; 4. optional, if you like to see the keys in the graphical represenation of the keyboard, change the appropriate section in the geometry definition file you use, e.g. /usr/share/X11/xkb/geometry/pc section "Editing" { top= 61; left= 312; row { top= 1; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <INS>, <HOME>, <PGUP> }; }; row { top= 20; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <DELE>, <END>, <PGDN> }; }; row { top= 58; keys { <I248>, { <UP>, color= "grey20" } , <I249> }; }; row { top= 77; key.color= "grey20"; keys { <LEFT>, <DOWN>, <RGHT> }; }; }; // End of "Editing" section And now I'm able to switch the keyboard layouts using "gnome-control-center region layouts", too, withour "loosing" the € or $ key of the acer laptop again. cheers Dirk -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1243642 Title: .Xmodmap not automatically loaded on start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1243642/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
