On Tuesday 20 April 2010 16:30:18 Harry Putnam wrote: > Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> writes: > > The 'new' way of setting it up without a xorg.conf file is to set it up > > in your /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi like so: > > > > <merge key="input.xkb.options" > > type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge> > > > > Read more details here: > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.6-upgrade-guide > >.xml > > I am running hal, but if I enter the suggested line: > > (all on one line [wrapped for mail here]) > <merge key="input.xkb.options" > type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge> > > into /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi > > And it is the only line in there. > (Maybe there is supposed to be some header type lines above it?) > > C+A+bkspc still doesn't kill X. > > It seems to have no effect at all when in xorg.conf as suggested or > /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi as suggested. > > ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- > > The only things I've tried that work are > 1) From that same page of tips: > setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp > That kills X instantly > > 2) my own concoction: > kill -TERM `ps wwaux|awk '/[X].*noliste[n]/{print $2}'` > > Also instantly kills X
I think you did not read the link properly. You are meant to copy the
relevant .fdi file from /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi to
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi and then modify the last paragraph:
<merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">us</merge>
<merge key="input.xkb.options"
type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge>
<merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string" />
by the adding the above line starting with type= ...
If this is not clear please let me know and I will have to post the whole
content of the file.
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Regards,
Mick
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