On 04/12/2015 10:33 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
On 04/11/2015 04:31 PM, Reco wrote:
Hi.
On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 16:00:11 -0400
Ric Moore <wayward4...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 04/11/2015 03:05 PM, Reco wrote:
dpkg-reconfigure -plow keyboard-configuration
ric@iam:~$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for ric:
root@iam:~# dpkg-reconfigure -plow keyboard-configuration
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported;
falling back to defaults
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported;
falling back to defaults
root@iam:~#
Err... does that mean nothing happened?
Yes and no. Yes, because dpkg-reconfigure did not ask you any questions
(and with priority=low it should ask you at least some).
No, because debconf was run.
Unless you provide an output of 'strace -f dpkg-reconfigure -plow
keyboard-configuration' - that will remain a mystery.
Is there a single file tucked away someplace with the keyboard layout?
Using XFCE desktop on Jessie with systemd enabled.
/etc/default/keyboard should have it all. Unless, of course, you have:
- some 'accessibility options' enabled (meaning - some application
'helpfully' stealing your Shift, Ctrl or Alt keypresses)
- overridden keyboard layout switch by means of XFCE
(xfce4-xkb-plugin)
- binded Ctrl keypresses for some hotkey (gtk-can-change-accels)
- using ibus (or some other Input Method™)
- used some systemd helper to override /etc/default/keyboard (localectl)
Basically, the more software you have installed - the more
possibilities you have the things to go haywire.
Here's what happened:
I was playing warzone2100 and got finger fumbled setting a group of
trucks to group 5, (using ctrl 5).
So, long story short - you have misbehaving Ctrl key (possibly others
too) in any SDL1 application. Took 5 minutes (and several roundtrips
from their git to their wiki) to figure the dependencies of this
'warzone2100', and did I mention how I hate it when upstream tries their
best to hide dependencies?
Try replacing xfwm4 (aka stock XFCE4 window manager) with something
else, say, openbox. See how it goes then.
I did just that per your suggestion. Warzone2100 STILL does it. But, if
I boot Ubuntu on another drive on the same machine, no problem. So, I
dinked something up pecurliar to Debian/XCFE. Again, all three versions
of Warzone I jhave installed each has it's own dot config directory.
Here's the keyboard file:
---------------------
ric@iam:/etc/default$ more keyboard
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
XKBMODEL="pc104"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
BACKSPACE="guess"
ric@iam:/etc/default$
----------------------
Nothing strange there.
AH HA!!
I ran "fcitx-config-gtk3" and under the "Global Config" and "Hotkey"
tabs, I found "Saving All Config and Input History" set to control+5.
So, I changed it to ctrl+alt+5" and everything is all peachy. I blew off
most of this evening to find that one. I have no clue what my fingers
did to set it like that. I don't even want to know. It's fixed!
Thanks to all who tried to help. Ric
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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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