On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 05:52:36PM +0200, Tzahi Fadida wrote: > I am having a strange problem with setxkbmap. > when i run it with or without parameters i get this message: > Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property > user defaults: rules - 'xfree86' model - 'pc101' layout - 'us' > Segmentation fault
(Answering for the sake of archives) That message is not exactly an error. It is probably not related to the crash. setxkbmap keeps its current map configuration as the property _XKB_RULES_NAMES of the root window of the display. Beginning from XFree 4.0 (IIRC) this property is initially set by the X server when it sets the initial keymap. This message simply means that no such keymap could be found. > > I don't use the xserver-xfree, i use the xserver-svga which is v3. One possible reason for the above case is if you use XFree-3 as a server with XFree 4 client libraries (including setxbkmap). So that message regarding the missing property is expected and harmless. > its a debian system - woody i just installed recently. > My original purpose is to write in hebrew in text mode using vim or anything > similar. Actually: you don't need XFree's keymap to write Hebre win vim: vim has its own internal keyboard mapping. The atvantage for using the internal keyboard mapping is that this allows you to still use the same keys for commands. -- Tzafrir Cohen +---------------------------+ http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir/ |vim is a mutt's best friend| mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +---------------------------+ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
