Re: [gentoo-user] New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

[Dale]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Friday 15 May 2009 18:42:10 Dale wrote:
>
>> Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>
>>> On Friday 15 May 2009 18:03:21 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mittwoch 08 April 2009, Paul Hartman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
>>>>>
>>>>> <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I think setting it in xorg.conf is easier, but at least it is not
>>>>>>> absolutely required if you can run setxkbmap in your xdm startup. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> which is so idiotic I won't even comment on that any further.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I think editing /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi is easier than that,
>>>>> even. :)
>>>>>
>>>> and I think editing xorg.conf is the easiest way.
>>>>
>>> I think dumping hal for the stupid piece of software it is and moving to
>>> devicekit like the developer intends, is an even easier way...
>>>
>> Since the "new" xorg-server was a complete flop here, when will this
>> devicekit option be coming?  Please tell me it will be easier that hal is.
>>
>
> I have no idea, sorry :-(
>
> DeviceKit isn't even in portage yet and not many packages support it. I don't
> even know if the devs will change and improve the configs much, if at all. The
> problem with hal is that it's code base is a mess, and it's design is a mish-
> mash of stuff throwwn together. At least, that's what the lead hal dev says
>
>

Well I won't disagree on it being a mess.  I may make a fresh backup and
try xorg-server one day but I still have a bad taste in my mouth from
the last time.  I was hoping maybe something better was on the way.

< sighs >

Dale

:-)  :-)