This has been a long-standing problem for users with German keyboards (or maybe all qwertz keyboards). I think it has just been fixed in the console keymaps in sid.
See bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=280433 Frank On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:16:57 +0100, "Hubert Krause" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello List, > > after installing Debian Sarge on my PowerMac G4 I have a Keyboard > Problem. I > want to type symbols like at euro backslash, with the right alt key, but > have > to use the left Apple-Key. As a workaround I have changed with xmodmap > the > Mode_switch to be on the right ALT key, but how do I change it > systemwide? > > My keyboard section in XF86Config-4: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "keyboard" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > Option "XkbModel" "macintosh" > Option "XkbLayout" "de" > Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" > EndSection > > regards, > > Hubert > - -- > Hubert Krause, Kassel > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://www.hubert-krause.de > gpg-key: http://www.hubert-krause.de/hubert.asc > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBmxcVFUpf3meJP54RAnZYAKDVxdfRiBr9L2MO9JyOLkHKURjg+ACcCKGP > 2F04nBl4RKhN/J+0NRN3yFo= > =Xu9o > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Frank Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
