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Re: xserv 4.3.0-29 Alt Gr Problem is gone
- From: Hans Dekker <hans dot dekker dot ext at juntadeandalucia dot es>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:50:30 +0100
- Subject: Re: xserv 4.3.0-29 Alt Gr Problem is gone
- Organization: Junta de Andalucia
- References: <4F698AE6FB425D4A8879766D19E1F929055E1A@win2000.sup-logistik.de> <3FF18715.2020808@msu.edu>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: hans dot dekker dot ext at juntadeandalucia dot es
Hi all and Harold,
Sorry for being persistent, but I guess I have to revisit alt-Gr key
problem using a Spanish keyboard.
Just tried xserv version 4.3.0-30 (I used the 4.3.0-21 before), and
starting X-windows in either a xfree bash shell as well as the CDE
environment xmodmap tells me that I have only 2 definitions per key
(normal key usage and Shift-key combination). So the Alt-Gr definition
is not defined for the keys.
Xf86Config and the es keyboard map have been modified to define AltGr as
Mode_Switch. I tried various startup parameters with the XWin
executable, but no success. I installed xserv 4.3.0-30 over version
4.3.0-21 using the Cygwin setup program. It's running in Windows XP.
I guess there must be a small thing to configure the keyboard usage in
X-Window OK.
But what is it?
Regards, Hans.
Harold L Hunt II escribió:
Christoph,
Thanks for the confirmation. I was really hoping that I fixed that
problem for good :)
Harold
Christoph Leser wrote:
Harold,
thanks for your immediate help. I did as you suggested and it worked
out fine for me:
XWin 4.3.0-29 is now running AND there is no problem with Alt-Gr anymore.
Thanks to you and all the people providing the great cygwin stuff
Happy New Year
Christoph
Run 'mount' in a Cygwin bash shell. You should see something that
includes a > line like the following:
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type
system (binmode)
If you see "type system" in that line, then run the following in your
Cygwin > bash shell:
umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
Else, run the following
umount -u /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
The problem is that your mount-point for your fonts directory points
to a dead or invalid directory and needs to be removed.
You know need to re-run Cygwin's setup.exe and make sure that the
XFree86-fenc and XFree86-fnts packages are installed or re-installed.
Harold
Christoph Leser wrote:
thanks for pointing me to /tmp/XWin.log
This shows, that the font directory is not properly installed.
When I try to reinstall, the installer hangs when trying to create
the sub >> drirectories. ( As a matter of fact I cannot create
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts >> in bash,, gives 'mkdir: cannot create
directory 'fonts': No such file or >>directory' )
I have no idea what has happened, maybe something wrong with xp?
Thanks
Christoph
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