Author: branden
Date: 2004-12-31 03:42:04 -0500 (Fri, 31 Dec 2004)
New Revision: 2108
Modified:
trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
Log:
Add FAQ entry: How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use XKB
without any X libraries or XKB data installed?
Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-12-30 05:34:31 UTC (rev 2107)
+++ trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-12-31 08:42:04 UTC (rev 2108)
@@ -65,4 +65,8 @@
4.3.0.dfsg.1-9 to pt_BR.UTF-8 as well.
2107
+Add FAQ entry: How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use XKB
+without any X libraries or XKB data installed?
+ 2108
+
vim:set ai et sts=4 sw=4 tw=80:
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2004-12-30 05:34:31 UTC (rev 2107)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2004-12-31 08:42:04 UTC (rev 2108)
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@
* Apply Jan Wilhelm Stumpel's fix for the en_US.UTF-8 Compose map in
4.3.0.dfsg.1-9 to pt_BR.UTF-8 as well.
- -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:33:46 -0500
+ * Add FAQ entry: How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use XKB
+ without any X libraries or XKB data installed?
+ -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:41:14 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-10) unstable; urgency=medium
* Upload urgency set to medium due to fix for stable-release-critical bugs
Modified: trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-12-30 05:34:31 UTC (rev 2107)
+++ trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-12-31 08:42:04 UTC (rev 2108)
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
<li><a href="#xtermresizenoise">Sometimes I get garbage characters like
<code class="other">1;2c</code> in my <code class="command">xterm</code>
windows; what's happening?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#precompiledkeymap">How can I set up my X server or X terminal to
+ use XKB without any X libraries or XKB data installed?</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><a href="#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h2>
@@ -3217,6 +3219,19 @@
1200x1200 <code class="command">xterm</code>, and (with a script of course),
they'll determine that resize doesn't give the correct result.</p>
+<h3><a id="precompiledkeymap">How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use
+ XKB without any X libraries or XKB data installed?</a></h3>
+
+<p>What you want to do is use <code class="command">xkbcomp</code> on a machine
+that has <code class="package">xbase-clients</code> installed to compile a
+keymap file corresponding to the desired configuration, and then transfer that
+<code class="filespec">.xkm</code> file to the X terminal (the machine running
+the X server), where you can use the X server's <kbd>-xkbmap</kbd> option to
+load it.</p>
+
+<p>See <code class="manpage">xkbcomp(1x)</code> and <code
+class="manpage">Xserver(1x)</code> for more information.</p>
+
<h2><a id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h2>
<p>The author would like to thank Andreas Metzler, Guillem Jover, Ingo Saitz,
