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On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:00:47PM +0100, David W Noon wrote: |
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> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:14:59 +0100, Matt Harrison wrote about |
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> [gentoo-user] fighting over keyboard layouts: |
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> [snip] |
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> > No matter what I do (which admittedly isn't very much as I don't know |
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> > X stuff that well), I cannot get a decent keyboard layout in gnome. |
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> If you're using the evdev driver for keyboard and mouse (you should |
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> be!) then something like this in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf might help. |
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> # Configuration for evdev-controlled input devices. |
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> Section "InputClass" |
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> Identifier "keyboard" |
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> Driver "evdev" |
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> Option "XkbLayout" "gb" |
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> Option "XkbModel" "pc105" |
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> Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" |
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> MatchIsKeyboard "on" |
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> EndSection |
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> Section "InputClass" |
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> Identifier "pointer" |
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> Driver "evdev" |
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> MatchIsPointer "on" |
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> EndSection |
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> The bit about "XkbLayout" "gb" should do the trick. [Just be aware that |
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> there is a national language code "uk", but it is for Ukrainian.] |
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Thanks David, |
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I wasn't using an xorg.conf before but just threw those sections in and it seems |
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perfect. I was just in the middle of digging out a USB dvd drive to try James' |
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suggestion but now I can save my energy. |
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Thanks guys |
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