Hi group, There were some threads recently on keyboard layouts in X, but they do not quite describe my problem.
I don't understand: xmodmap, XKB? What is the difference and how do I know which one I use? I did dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and wanted the following: us keyboard layout without dead keys, but _with_ a compose key. How do I do that? I checked /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst and I _should_ be able to do: rules: xfree86 model: pc104 layout: us (or us_intl?) variant: nodeadkeys options: compose:menu (or altr or whatever) but somehow, it doesn't work. The whole compose key stuff is ignored. Moreover, if I have another option (like ctrl:swapcaps) on the same line, it is ignored as well. If I choose us_intl, I have dead keys, no compose key and thus the 'nodeadkeys' variant is ignored as well. Also, when I _do_ choose us_intl (with dead keys, whether I want them or not) my xterm only beeps when an iso8859-1 character would be displayed. However, with LESSCHARSET=iso8859, my xterm is able to display these characters (for example, the BRIDGE-STP-HOWTO is written by Uwe B\"ohme and the o umlaut is displayed correctly). Ah, purge the last paragraph from memory. The howto is written by Uwe Böhme and that simply works in vim, not in bash. So, I simply want to have nodeadkeys and a compose key. TIA, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
