Re: Unable to get french keyboard with XDMCP connexion on AIX

[Pavel dot Rybnicek at intax dot cz]

Hi,

I have the exactly same problem with AIX and Czech keyboard. I have a
workarround
- I run xmodmap on AIX machine everytimes I logon - I have alias for that,
so I don't have
to type the whole command. I couldn't add this command to some profile,
because it messes
keyboard on console (and I was too lazy to write some condition, which
recognises if I'm logged on
locally or remotely).

Yesterday I tried to run xmodmap locally (as described below), and it works
- great, I though - but only
if cygwin works at all. Explanation - when I run Cygwin and switch to
another application immediately,
Cygwin doesn't start. I think this is simmilar - when I run Cygwin and then
xmodmap, Cygwin MOSTLY
doesn't start.

Any ideas?

Pavel



                                                                                                                                                    
                    "frederic bregier"                                                                                                              
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I'm sorry, but it seems it's not a good answear.
Once again :
- I cannot change the configuration of the AIX Server
(the main reason is that in fact, I have MANY servers,
some AIX, some Solaris, some Linux,...)
- I just can change the "local" configuration, that is to
say the client for XDMCP.

My connexion is like :
start /B XWin -screen 0 1400 1050 -emulate3buttons -unixkill :0 -kb
-query %AIXIP%

I cannot use the option +kb since AIX NEEDS the option -kb
(the reverse option of +kb, as the FAQ said).
Of course, if I use a commercial version of such a X11 client
(exc..d), my connexion is perfectly in french keyboard,
according to my local PC configuration.

And I try to figure out how to do the same thing in order to
replace all my exc..d tools by Cygwin/XFree.

I am not new in Unix, nor in X11, but there, I can't figure
out a solution. I even try to recompile it, without success.

Any Ideas ?

Frédéric

Mon, 6 May 2002 09:42:14 +0200

>
>
>  If you look intpo my earlier append on this news list you will find
the
>  solution.
>
>  And to others : It does not make any difference (I have tested...)
wether
>  you run the xmodmap on the remote (server) system or you r local
system.
>  Therefore you can run it via your local bash shell - just ensure
that your
>  DISPLAY is pointing to the correct session.
>
>  BTW - I believe that we should pursue the usage oxf Xinit as
mentioned in
>  another append to get the correct initialization of keyboards/locale
-
>  thereby we can ensure that a system default in etc/X11 is working
with user
>  defaults overriding/enhancing in $HOME....
>
>  Med venlig hilsen / Regards
>  Franz Wolfhagen
>
>
>


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