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After updating my system with "emerge -Du world" I noticed that |
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a new xorg-server, version 1.7.1, was installed. Starting X in |
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my usual manner did not reveal any problems, but I soon discovered |
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that my keyboard repeat rate and delay had been altered. For |
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some reason, the parameters specified in my xorg.conf file were |
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being ignored. Also, the zoom keys, which allow a stepping through |
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the various video modes that are specified in xorg.conf by pressing |
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the Ctrl-Alt-+/- key combination, were not functioning. Because |
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I process a lot of images, the zoom keys are particularly important |
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to me. |
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The keyboard rate/delay problem was easily fixed by including |
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the command "xset r 300 30" in my openbox configuration file. |
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The zoom key issue, however, is a different matter. At first |
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I thought that using xrandr to change screen resolutions would |
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be an adequate substitute. Xrandr does work, but the resulting |
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screen layout is much different. No longer can I scroll outside |
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of the visible area as I could previously. Openbox gives me |
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a very large virtual desktop area but using xrandr reduces it |
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considerably if I use xrandr to change resolutions. |
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Before I attempt to delve further into this matter, I need to |
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inquire if any other users have lost their zoom keys with this |
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update. Zoom keys are enabled by default so everyone should |
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have access to them. |
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Probably a bug report need to be files with Xorg. |
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Frank Peters |
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