forcemerge 410903 438940 thanks On Tue, Aug 21, 2007, Cedric Pradalier wrote: > I like to modify my keyboard configuration to suit my needs by modifying files > in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols. > Each time xkb-data is updated, it overwrites my modifications. I think > this files should be considered configuration files as if they were in etc, > and > the same behaviour should apply. If the file has been modified since last > install, then ask user for advice, or back it up.
What you should do is to create a custom layout in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols and include existing layouts then redefining some keys. This custom layout won't be overwritten. Files in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols are not conffiles and are not going to be so. Maybe I'll make some files in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/ conffiles but I am not sure which ones yet. This will be documented in README.Debian and uploaded in the next upload. Please could you tell me what modifications you do in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols? Maybe these are legitimate fixes? -- Mohammed Adnène Trojette
