Re: Alt Gr + key doesn't generate "extra" symbols any more
From: Andrea Vettorello (andrea.vettorello_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/07/04
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Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:59:02 +0100 To: debian-users mailing list <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 18:09:45 +0100, Bram Mertens <bram-mertens@linux.be> wrote:
> Hi
>
> The subject line may not be defined very well but I don't know how to
> formulate it any better.
>
> Recently I edited my XF86Config-4 file (in an attempt to get the nvidia
> drivers to work) and ever since something in my keyboard setup is
> screwed up.
>
> The keyboard layout is azerty and before messing things up pressing the
> Alt Gr key in combination with the &-key generated the pipe symbol "|".
> (Pressing the shift key with this key generates the number 1)
>
> Similarly pressing Alt Gr + s should generate the greek beta (or german
> eszet) "ß".
>
> I have restored my previous XF86Config-4 file but I am still unable to
> type any of these "extra" symbols. Which other configuration determines
> this behaviour?
>
> The relevant part of the XF86Config-4 file (or at least the part that I
> believe to be relevant) looks like:
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> Driver "keyboard"
> Option "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
> Option "XkbLayout" "be"
> Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:meta_win"
> EndSection
>
> I tried to change pc104 to pc105 but that didn't help.
>
> This is on my laptop running debian testing.
>
> Can someone point me to the right configuration options/files?
>
Do you run some DE, like Gnome or KDE? In Gnome you can modify your
keyboard layout with "gnome-keyboard-properties", and IIRC with Gnome
the XF86config XkbLayout option are overridden with the Gnome one...
Andrea
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