Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xkb-data
Support for the MacBook keyboard got worse from Dapper to Edgy - while
I'm using a German keyboard, it probably affects other keyboard setups
as well:
With Edgy, the Tilde and Less/Greater keys were swapped. With Edgy, the
function keys F1-F10 have been swapped with fn+F1-F10. F11 and F12 are
not affected.
In addition to that, custom reconfiguration isn't working as it used to,
both /etc/console-tools/remap (to reconfigure the console keymap) and
/etc/X11/Xmodmap (to reconfigure the X keymap) don't work properly
anymore. Console-tools has been replaced by console-setup which doesn't
support remapping, instead it loads an "xkb" keymap, just like X does.
And the global "Xmodmap" doesn't affect users anymore, probably because
it is overridden by the "xkb" keymap in a later stage.
That's why I'm filing this bug with "xkb-data" - if a proper xkb keymap
now is the only supported way of keyboard configuration, a working
MacBook keymap should be provided. (The included keymaps only work with
iMac or PowerBook, not the new MacBooks!)
Tested on a Black MacBook with German keyboard under Ubuntu 6.10.
** Affects: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Changed in: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
** Tags added: apple macbook macintel
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MacBook keymap broken
https://launchpad.net/bugs/69061
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