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

[Alan McKinnon]

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"

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Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@×××××.com