The workaround in comment #18 does *not* work anymore since Karmic. Even the console config does not honor the settings in /etc/default/console- data anymore.
I've found a new permanent workaround, but this time it has to be configured per account, instead of system-wise. 1- Open the gconf-editor application; 2- Search for key 'kbd', and look for /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd; 3- In the key "layouts", there should be the value "br", change it to "br thinkpad". The whitespace in step 3 is a tab, not several spaces. ** Tags added: karmic ** Description changed: I have a Lenovo 3000 v100 laptop, with a ABNT2 keyboard layout. It should use, as per the manufacter's instructions, use a thinkpad variant, so that all keys are available. In Hardy, there was such a variant, but now in jaunty there isn't. One key that is completely dead is the slash-question . - Is there any special configuration I should be looking for in xorg.conf - (question) + A workaround is available as follows: + + 1- Open the gconf-editor application; + 2- Search for key 'kbd', and look for /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd; + 3- In the key "layouts", there should be the value "br", change it to "br thinkpad". + + The whitespace in step 3 is a tab, not several spaces. ** Description changed: I have a Lenovo 3000 v100 laptop, with a ABNT2 keyboard layout. It should use, as per the manufacter's instructions, use a thinkpad variant, so that all keys are available. In Hardy, there was such a - variant, but now in jaunty there isn't. One key that is completely dead - is the slash-question . + variant selectable through the Gnome GUI, but now in jaunty and karmic + there isn't. The slash-question key is interpreted as a right Ctrl key, + which is non-existent in this variant. A workaround is available as follows: 1- Open the gconf-editor application; 2- Search for key 'kbd', and look for /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd; 3- In the key "layouts", there should be the value "br", change it to "br thinkpad". The whitespace in step 3 is a tab, not several spaces. -- abnt2 keyboard layout missing thinkpad variant https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359719 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xkeyboard-config in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
