Re: be / international keyboard with xserv 4.3.0-57

[Stefaan Simoens <Stefaan dot Simoens at coditel dot net>]

>> (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000813" (00000813)
>> (EE) Keyboardlayout "Belgisch (punt)" (00000813) is unknown
>> (++) XKB: layout: "be"
>> (++) XKB: variant: "be"
>> (++) XKB: options: "be"
>> Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "be" Variant = "be" Options =
>> "be"

> Something is strange. The variant and options is set with the -xkblayout too.
> This should not happen.

That appears to be the problem.

Here are some test-results with XWin.log entries:
XWin
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)"
Options = "(null)"
(US keyboard layout)

XWin -xkblayout be
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "be" Variant = "be" Options =
"be"
(US keyboard layout)

XWin -xkblayout be -xkbvariant nodeadkeys
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "be" Variant = "nodeadkeys"
Options = "nodeadkeys"
(BE keyboard layout!)

Appareantly, when 'variant' is something undefined (like 'be'), it
'defaults' to the US-behaviour...

> I'm investigating it.
>
> I'll also add the layout (0x0813) to the list of defaults. I guess the layouts
> from french and dutch language settings do not differ?

It's true they speak French and Dutch in Belgium (even some German!) but
there's a difference between 'keyboard' and 'language'. I've got an
Belgian keyboard (AZERTY), very similar to a French keyboard (AZERTY),
but in The Netherlands, they've got QUERTY keyboards...

Thanks for your quick response!

Stef

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