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