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Re: Problems configuring cygwin-xfree for XDM and non-US kbd`


On Wed, 23 Apr 2003, [windows-1252] "??????? ?????? ([windows-1252] Alex Kuklin)" wrote:

> About non-us kb:
> 
> I solved this problem by adding
> "xkbcomp /etc/X11/ru.xkm $DISPLAY"
> into /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start

This will only work for local startup. With xdm you won't get the russian 
layout. 

But it's a nice, simple idea. Thanks.

> ru.xkm contains compiled params. Try this:
> 
> $ cat > ru
>      xkb_keycodes	{ include "xfree86"		};
>      xkb_types		{ include "default"		};
>      xkb_compatibility	{ include "default"		};
>      xkb_symbols		{ include "en_US(pc105)+ru"	};
>      xkb_geometry 	{ include "pc(pc102)"		};
> ^D
> 
> $ xkbcomp ru ru.xkm

in most cases you could also use "setxkbmap ru". This is a bit shorter 
and simpler.

bye
	ago


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