On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 09:38:03AM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote: > clone 259740 -1 > reassign -1 capplets > retitle -1 gnome-keyboard-properties: altwin:meta_super must be renamed into > altwin:super_win > thanks > > A note should be added to some README files to tell users that setting > altwin:super_win is a good idea if they want to map Super to their Win > keys, so I clone this bug instead of simply reassigning it to capplets.
Here it is. XSF guys, can I commit this patch into the FAQ? Denis
Index: FAQ.xhtml =================================================================== --- FAQ.xhtml (revision 1805) +++ FAQ.xhtml (working copy) @@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ my X session exiting abnormally?</a></li> <li><a href="#radeondualhead">I'm having trouble getting dual-head support to work on my ATI Radeon card. Can you help?</a></li> +<li><a href="#xkbnewlayout">My keyboard configuration worked with XFree86 4.2, + why is it messed up now?</a></li> </ul> <h2><a href="#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h2> @@ -2666,6 +2668,39 @@ class="other">MonitorLayout</code> line, but I can't think of a physical mechanism for this actually happening.</p> +<h3><a id="xkbnewlayout">My keyboard configuration worked with XFree86 4.2, + why is it messed up now?</a></h3> + +<p>In releases previous to XFree86 4.3, combining several keymaps was +difficult because keymaps had to be defined for each position. For instance +<code>us</code> keymap was defined on first, second and third position, +and this should have been done for all keymaps.</p> + +<p>Keymap layouts have been revisited in XFree86 4.3, and new definitions +can now be used in whatever order so that <code>us,ru</code> and +<code>ru,us</code> use the same definitions. New definitions have been put +into <code class="filespec">/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/</code> and old ones are +still available at the same place, ie. under the +<code class="filespec">/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/</code> directory,</p> + +<p>Some keymaps have not been converted to the new layout for any reason, +and thus can not be combined with other keymaps. They are listed into +<code class="filespec">/etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86</code>. If you have +trouble combining keymaps, check that you do not try to load a keymap +listed there.</p> + +<p>Modifiers have also been affected by these major changes to make this +system more modular. A consequence is that <em>fake keys</em> have been +introduced in XKB data files for <code>Alt</code>, <code>Meta</code>, +<code>Super</code> and <code>Hyper</code> modifiers. +By default, <code>mod1</code> and <code>mod4<code> use these fake keys +instead of real ones. XKB-aware applications can handle those fake +keys, but several applications get confused and do no more recognize +your keys as modifiers. Until these applications are fixed, you can +bind keys explicitly with <code>altwin</code> options, e.g. +<kbd>Option "altwin:super_win"</kbd> binds your logo keys to +<code>Super</code> modifiers.</p> + <h2><a id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h2> <p>The author would like to thank Andreas Metzler, Guillem Jover, Ingo Saitz,
