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Re: keyboard-problem
- To: Andrew Markebo <flognat at flognat dot myip dot org>
- Subject: Re: keyboard-problem
- From: Holger Vogt <hl212vo at uni-duisburg dot de>
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:31:37 +0200
- CC: Torsten Kalix <tkalix at bredex dot de>, Cygwin-Mailinglist <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- References: <3ADE99BF.6C14526E@bredex.de> <m3lmoxti7a.fsf@master.athome>
- Reply-To: hl212vo at uni-duisburg dot de
You will find a xmodmap.de file in
http://www-usercgi.tu-chemnitz.de/~goal/?jump=xfree
Most keys (except the AltGr key) are o.k..
Holger
Andrew Markebo schrieb:
> / Torsten Kalix <tkalix@bredex.de> wrote:
> | [...]
> | So the X-Server comes up and I can login to the Linux-box Aaron... But
> | how can I switch the keyboard settings from US to German? I tried and
> | played with some of the parameters, but nothing helped.
>
> You need to tell the server what kind of keyboard you have, by using
> "xmodmap [keyboard definition file]".
>
> I don't know if the german keyboard has a AltGr-key, but support for
> that key is being worked on at the moment.
>
> Either grab the keyboard definition file from a machine who has it
> (linux redhat or similar)(I sent redhats xmodmaps to the list a while
> ago I think), or use xkeycaps to create a definition file for your
> keyboard.
>
> /Andy