Public bug reported:
I can't get the tilde to work properly in Feisty ubuntu for a 20" iMac
in UK.
TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM
1. Select System > Preferences > Keyboard
2. Select tab Layouts
3. In the listbox "Selected layouts", check the item "United Kingdom Macintosh"
4. At keyboard Model, click the Choose button
5. Highlight Macintosh
6. Click OK
This puts up a dialog box with the following text:
Error activating XKB configuration.
It can happen under various circumstances:
- a bug in libxklavier library
- a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
- X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation
X server version data:
The X.Org Foundation
70200000
If you report this situation as a bug, please include:
- The result of xprop -root | grep XKB
- The result of gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd
WORKAROUND
1. Select the tab "Layout Options"
2. Expand the entry "Miscellaneous compitability options"
3. Check the box "Swap keycodes of two keys when Mac keyboards are misdetected
by kernel"
4. Dismiss all open dialog boxes.
Tilde now works.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Tilde not working on iMac in UK (Feisty)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120420
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