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rane 06/01/02 13:40:18 |
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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en guide-localization.xml |
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Log: |
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adding information about using multiple keyboard layouts (#48820), information about deadkeys, environment updates, international keyboards (#113885) and fixing configuration file for consolefont location to conf.d/consolefont along with init.d/consolefont usage explanation |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.35 +92 -5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml?rev=1.35&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml?rev=1.35&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml.diff?r1=1.34&r2=1.35&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: guide-localization.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.34 |
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retrieving revision 1.35 |
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diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35 |
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--- guide-localization.xml 25 Nov 2005 20:43:33 -0000 1.34 |
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+++ guide-localization.xml 2 Jan 2006 13:40:18 -0000 1.35 |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml,v 1.34 2005/11/25 20:43:33 jkt Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml,v 1.35 2006/01/02 13:40:18 rane Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/guide-localization.xml"> |
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the German doc. Includes configuration for use of the euro currency symbol. |
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</abstract> |
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-<version>1.24</version> |
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-<date>2005-11-25</date> |
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+<version>1.25</version> |
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+<date>2006-01-02</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Time zone</title> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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+Once you have set the right locale, be sure to update your environment |
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+variables to make your system aware of the change: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Update the environment"> |
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+# <i>env-update && source /etc/profile</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing |
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+<c>Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</c>, log out, then log in as user. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Now, verify that the changes have taken effect: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Verify env changes"> |
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+$ <i>env | grep -i LC_</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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There is also additional localisation variable called LINGUAS, which affects |
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to localisation files that get installed in gettext-based programs, and decides |
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used localisation for some specific software packages, such as |
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# <i>export LANG="en_US.ISO-8859-15"</i> |
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</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+Be sure to update the environment after the change: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Update the environment"> |
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+# <i>env-update && source /etc/profile</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing |
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+<c>Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</c>, log out, then log in as user. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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Identifier "Keyboard1" |
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... |
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Option "XkbLayout" "de" |
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- # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" |
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+ #Option "XkbModel" "pc105" <comment>## this is for international keyboards.</comment> |
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+ # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" <comment>## this would be used for xterm input</comment> |
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+ ... |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you have an international keyboard layout, you should set the option |
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+<c>XkbModel</c> to <c>pc102</c> or <c>pc105</c>, as this will allow mapping of the |
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+additional keys specific to your keyboard. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Deadkeys allow you to press keys that will not show immediately but will be |
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+combined with another letter to produce a single character such as é,è,á,à, |
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+etc. Setting <c>XkbVariant</c> to <c>nodeadkeys</c> allows input these special |
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+characters into X terminals. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you would like to switch between more than one keyboard layout (for example |
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+English and Russian), all you have to do is add a few lines to |
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+<path>xorg.conf</path> that specify the desired layouts and the shortcut |
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+command. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Switching between two keyboard layouts"> |
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+ Section "InputDevice" |
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+ Identifier "Keyboard1" |
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... |
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+ Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru" |
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+ Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll" |
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</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+Here, <c>XkbOptions</c> allows you to toggle between keyboard layouts by simply |
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+pressing <c>Alt-Shift</c>. This will also toggle the Scroll Lock light on or |
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+off, thanks to the <c>grp_led:scroll</c> option. This is a handy visual |
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+indicator of which keyboard layout you are using at the moment. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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<p> |
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In order to get your console to display the Euro symbol, you |
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will need to set <c>CONSOLEFONT</c> in |
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-<path>/etc/rc.conf</path> to a file found in |
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+<path>/etc/conf.d/consolefont</path> to a file found in |
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<path>/usr/share/consolefonts/</path> (without the |
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<c>.psfu.gz</c>). <c>lat9w-16</c> has the Euro symbol. |
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</p> |
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CONSOLEFONT="lat9w-16" |
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</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+You should verify that <c>CONSOLEFONT</c> is in the boot runlevel: |
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+</p> |
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+<pre caption="Verify the proper runlevel"> |
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+# <i>rc-update show | grep -i consolefont</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+If no runlevel is displayed for <c>CONSOLEFONT</c>, then add it to the proper level: |
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+</p> |
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+<pre caption="Add consolefont to boot"> |
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+# <i>rc-update add consolefont boot</i> |
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+</pre> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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