mgsloan: That's pretty awful indeed, because applying these keyboard settings locks up all keyboard input for multiple seconds. (depending on how many settings you need to apply)
Do I read https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25262 right when I say that this is saying that Xorg does not support ANY settings OF ANY KIND done by the user, and that it's somehow working as intended that the user's preferences are wiped whenever Xorg feels like it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287215 Title: xmodmap settings not getting honored when keyboard devices are hotplugged Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-evdev I use xmodmap to map the caps lock key to the meta key with the following in my ~/.Xmodmap: ! ! - map capslock to meta key ! remove Lock = Caps_Lock add Mod3 = Caps_Lock This works correctly on Intrepid on my lenovo T61's built-in keyboard. When I plug in a USB keyboard, caps lock is not mapped to meta, though it still is mapped that way on the built-in keyboard. If I then re-run xmodmap on my .Xmodmap, caps lock on the USB keyboard gets mapped correctly; however, unplugging and re plugging in the USB keyboard results in its caps lock key being reset to the unmapped state. This worked correctly on hardy. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/287215/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
