On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 21:25:25 +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> retitle 524235 The question about AltGr is confusing as 'AltGr' can denote a
> physical key on the keyboard and software behaviour of a key.
> thank you
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 07:41:16PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> > On Fri, Ma
Quoting Kurt Roeckx (k...@roeckx.be):
> The US international on windows uses dead keys, which is something
> I wouldn't want. But such option is probably useful for some
> people.
I would very strongly advise against diverging from what's done in
other OS. The most common keyboard layouts are n
On Friday 15 May 2009, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> When I tested it, selecting "No AltGr key", my right alt key
> reacts the same as the left alt key.
That sounds correct.
> So what do you think the "No AltGr key" should do? The right alt key
> shouldn't do anything?
That seems obvious to me: "no alt-
On Fri, 15 May 2009 12:34:36 +0200
Frans Pop wrote:
>
> I'd say high. But OTOH, my locale is en_US and I'd still like the
> question asked. Given the above usage, I'd really like to see the
> question asked of all users.
As a Canadian user who has a US keyboard because that is what most
English
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org:
> retitle 524235 The question about AltGr is confusing as 'AltGr' can denote a
> physical key on the keyboard and software behaviour of a key.
Bug#524235: Default alt-gr key replacement should be right alt for usa keyboard.
Chan
retitle 524235 The question about AltGr is confusing as 'AltGr' can denote a
physical key on the keyboard and software behaviour of a key.
thank you
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 07:41:16PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 07:39:49PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> >
> > I think any way
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 01:03:53PM +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:32:13AM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> > >
> > > Now I see -- most traditional keyboard layouts are defining the right
> > > Alt as AltGr (including the default one). In the past console-setup did
> > > th
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 07:39:49PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> > I asked my question incorrectly. I meant all these were working if in
> > the configuration of console-setup you selected the right Alt to
> > function as AltGr. This means the question 'Which key must be AltGr'
> > means 'Which
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 01:23:47AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > >
> > > Now I see -- most traditional keyboard layouts are defining the right
> > > Alt as AltGr (including the default one). In the past console-setup
> > > did the same but there were some complaints from American users who
> > > did
On Friday 15 May 2009, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> My personal opinion is the same as yours and not only for us but for
> all layouts. However it seems one of the goal of d-i is to make the
> questions as few as possible. I will implement in console-setup
> whatever is decided here.
That is correct,
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 01:46:42PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote:
>
> Meh, I just read Anton's reply to Frans, and I realized I read Frans'
> message a bit too quickly. He uses AltGr as Compose, but I actually type
> AltGr+e to get é!! Because of the "altgr-intl" variant, of course. It be
> really gr
+ Adeodato Simó (Fri, 15 May 2009 13:44:52 +0200):
> + Frans Pop (Fri, 15 May 2009 12:34:36 +0200):
> > On Friday 15 May 2009, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> > > AltGr is useless with the basic US layout because it doesn't define
> > > third level where the accented letters are situated.
> > But AFAIK
+ Frans Pop (Fri, 15 May 2009 12:34:36 +0200):
> On Friday 15 May 2009, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> > AltGr is useless with the basic US layout because it doesn't define
> > third level where the accented letters are situated.
> But AFAIK it can still be used for combining characters!
> Example: +' e
On Friday 15 May 2009, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:34:36PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > But AFAIK it can still be used for combining characters!
> > Example: +' e -> ?
>
> Maybe your right Alt works as Compose, not as AltGr?
Yes, correct. Sorry if I'm confusing terminology he
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:34:36PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> But AFAIK it can still be used for combining characters!
> Example: +' e -> й
Maybe your right Alt works as Compose, not as AltGr?
Anton Zinoviev
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject o
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:34:36PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> But AFAIK it can still be used for combining characters!
> Example: +' e -> й
>
> I'd call that far from useless. And that's how I personally prefer to
> create accented characters. Dutch does not use them enough that having
> them
On Friday 15 May 2009, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 01:23:47AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > Note that the US keyboard layout is fairly common in a lot of other
> > countries than the US itself. It is for example THE most common
> > keyboard layout in the Netherlands and Dutch user
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:32:13AM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> >
> > Now I see -- most traditional keyboard layouts are defining the right
> > Alt as AltGr (including the default one). In the past console-setup did
> > the same but there were some complaints from American users who did not
> >
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 01:23:47AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> Note that the US keyboard layout is fairly common in a lot of other
> countries than the US itself. It is for example THE most common keyboard
> layout in the Netherlands and Dutch users very much _do_ expect to have
> an alt-gr key
On Friday 15 May 2009, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:26:14PM +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:12:08PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> > > And it shouldn't make both keys work the same. They never have
> > > worked the same for me. One is a Left Alt, the ot
On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:26:14PM +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:12:08PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> >
> > And it shouldn't make both keys work the same. They never have
> > worked the same for me. One is a Left Alt, the other a Right Alt.
> >
> > > > It seems I need
On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:12:08PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
>
> And it shouldn't make both keys work the same. They never have
> worked the same for me. One is a Left Alt, the other a Right Alt.
>
> > > It seems I need to select the "Right Alt" option to make my
> > > keyboard work like it used
On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 08:12:51PM +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 07:30:01PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> >
> > When installing console-setup, it asks for various keyboard
> > settings. I've selected pc104 - usa - usa.
> >
> > Then it asks for an "AltGr key replacement".
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 07:30:01PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
>
> When installing console-setup, it asks for various keyboard
> settings. I've selected pc104 - usa - usa.
>
> Then it asks for an "AltGr key replacement". A standard US
> keyboard does not have an AltGr key, and I guess this is
> w
Package: console-setup
Version: 1.32
Hi,
When installing console-setup, it asks for various keyboard
settings. I've selected pc104 - usa - usa.
Then it asks for an "AltGr key replacement". A standard US
keyboard does not have an AltGr key, and I guess this is
why it's asking this question?
Th
25 matches
Mail list logo
