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Re: UK keyboard layout
On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 10:13:47PM +0100, Phil Reynolds wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 08:58:54PM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:
> > Phil Reynolds wrote:
> > >On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 11:38:15AM +0100, Phil Reynolds wrote:
> > >>I am trying to get Cygwin/X to support the UK keyboard layout, but
> > >>cannot work out what it is I need to do.
> > >>
> > >>The XWin.log shows the following lines:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000809" (00000809)
> > >>(--) Using preset keyboard for "English (United Kingdom)" (809), type
> > >>"4"
> > >>(EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
> > >>
> > >>I figure I must have a package missing, but do not know which it is. Can
> > >>anyone please advise me what it is I am missing?
> > >
> > >... and yes, I have tried the FAQ.
> > >
> >
> > OK. Then perhaps you can elaborate on why they following category of FAQ
> > entries aren't sufficient for you to solve your problem:
> >
> > <http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#i18n-keyboard>
>
> Well, if my local xterm was starting consistently I could... as it is, I
> will have to fill in what I can for now.
>
> As you can see, the error is that the XKB keymap cannot be loaded.
>
> I have tried fetching one over from another machine, but I cannot tell
> where to put it - hence no go.
>
> As for the setxkbmap (or similar) command listed, it gives an error
> (can't tell you what at the moment, local xterm did not start this
> time), and on checking, /tmp is mounted binary - I did try remounting it
> too - still no go.
The setxkbmap command gives:
Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
Use defaults: rules - 'xorg' model - 'pc101' layout - 'us'
Hangup
> I will elaborate further as soon as I next get a local xterm running.
4.1.1 - this has no effect on the problem
4.1.2 - output shown - would have thought this be autodetected
4.1.3 - yet to try xkeycaps but will try it today - other method, as I
say, cannot see where to put.
4.1.4 - inapplicable - not using xdmcp.
4.1.5 - ditto.
4.1.6 - output from setxkbmap as shown above. /tmp mounted in binmode.
xkbcomp command has been tried for both uk and de and always gives the
error:
Can't find file "xfree86" for keycodes include.
It does, however, appear to be there.
4.1.7 - inapplicable - not using Powertoys and using recent Cygwin/X.
4.1.8 - inapplicable to this case.
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