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Re: xserv 4.3.0-29 Alt Gr Problem is gone


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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