Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xserver update: tilde no longer dead key

[Mick]

On Saturday 24 Nov 2012 20:25:35 Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:39:10 +0000
>
> Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday 24 Nov 2012 00:11:44 Jörg Schaible wrote:
> > > Jörg Schaible wrote:
> > > > Jörg Schaible wrote:
> > > >> Hi folks,
> > > >>
> > > >> it seems the latest xorg-server update also changed the German
> > > >> standard keyboard layout, since the tilde is no longer a dead
> > > >> key. I verified that the standard variant is still used, I have
> > > >> no ~/.Xkbmap or /etc/X11/Xkbmap or (Xmodmap or Xresources), so
> > > >> the standard must have changed.
> > > >>
> > > >> Where is this defined and how do I get back the "normal"
> > > >> behavior?
> > > >>
> > > >> If you're used to a tilde working as dead key, the original key
> > > >> sequence like produced for e.g. this annoying example:
> > > >>
> > > >> rm -rf ~ /tmp
> > > >>
> > > >> I wand my dead key back!
> > > >> Anyone?
> > > >
> > > > ===================== %< ===============
> > > > $ diff -u
> > > > /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
> > > > /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de ---
> > > > /mnt/backup/floh/system/20121006/tree/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de
> > > > 2012-06-23 16:25:07.000000000 +0200
> > > > +++ /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de       2012-11-17
> > > > 16:22:16.070643609 +0100 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
> > > >
> > > >      key <AD03> { [         e,          E,     EuroSign,
> > > >
> > > > EuroSign ] }; key <AD06> { [         z,          Z,
> > > > leftarrow,          yen ] }; key <AD11> { [udiaeresis,
> > > > Udiaeresis, dead_diaeresis, dead_abovering ]
> > > >
> > > > };
> > > > -    key <AD12> { [      plus,   asterisk,   dead_tilde,
> > > > dead_macron ] }; +    key <AD12> { [      plus,   asterisk,
> > > > asciitilde,  macron ] };
> > > >
> > > >      key <AC02>  { [         s,          S,                U017F,
> > > >      U1E9E
> > > >
> > > > ] };
> > > >
> > > >      key <AC07>  { [         j,          J,        dead_belowdot,
> > > >
> > > > dead_abovedot   ] };
> > > > ===================== %< ===============
> > > >
> > > > Comparing the current standard with an older backup, explains this
> > > > change. Who is responsible for that?
> > >
> > > OK, it has been the update of xkeyboard-config from 2.6 to 2.7,
> > > change was caused due to this issue:
> > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9752
> > >
> > > Masking the version now. Thanks to Gentoo for this possibility!
> >
> > I am using enlightenment-0.17.0_alpha5 and seem to have a problem
> > with the keyboard layout too.
> >
> > It keeps coming up with a US keyboard, when I have set gb in my
> > xorg.conf. The strange thing is that with Fluxbox it works fine, so I
> > can't blame xorg for it - I think.
> >
> > I don't know if it is related to Jőrg's report above.  Anyone else
> > came across this problem too?
>
> A seemingly related issued was reported on e-users:
>
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
>
> The thread is titled "Problem with Polish Keyboard layout"

Thanks Alan, I had already kicked around in that thread, and initially I 
blamed my recent xorg update.  Then I tested fluxbox which had no problem 
reading my xorg.conf settings, so I thought it is most likely an e17 problem.  
However, Carsten said: "the kbd layout (xkbswitch) module changes layout by 
executing the setxkbmap binary. e will output to stdout what it runs with "SET 
XKB RUN: ...."

So, is it an xkb problem?  I can change the layout if I run manually setxkbmap 
gb, so what is the cause of this?  I don't really understand ...  :-(
-- 
Regards,
Mick