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Feature request: Xvesa compiled with xkb support
peterc:
So unless my google-foo is weak and I've missed something obvious entirely, there doesn't seem to be any way to switch keyboard layouts without installing Xorg. However, there is apparently a patch for Xvesa so that xkb can be used (if the setxkbmap utility from Xorg is included). What are the chances that this could be applied?
Below are some notes that I've found while looking into the issue; hope they help:
There is a way to compile Kdrive Xvesa with xkb support so keyboard layout switching may be configured via setxkbmap as described here: http://lists.hellug.gr/pipermail/rule-list/2003/002759.html
А patch to compile KDrive Xvesa with xkb support; --enable-xkb and --enable-xinput compile flags must be used:
http://osdir.com/ml/freedesktop.xserver.cvs/2004-07/msg00080.html
Guys from Puppyrus Linux team managed to set up ru/en keyboard switching in KDrive Xvesa with /usr/local/apps/XkbConfigurationManager/XkbApplyNow script, it parses xorg.conf end executes xkb somehow:
http://forum.puppyrus.org/index.php?topic=251.msg2523 [Google translate link: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.puppyrus.org%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D251.msg2523&sl=ru&tl=en ]
curaga:
It uses console keymaps, so any you apply from kmaps.tcz will work with Xvesa.
peterc:
--- Quote from: curaga on June 06, 2010, 08:11:37 AM ---It uses console keymaps, so any you apply from kmaps.tcz will work with Xvesa.
--- End quote ---
Right, but does it allow you to switch between keymaps?
curaga:
No, but Xorg does.
peterc:
--- Quote from: curaga on June 06, 2010, 09:02:46 AM ---No, but Xorg does.
--- End quote ---
Hmm...thought so...but It would be nice to be able to keep XVesa as a faster, lighter option.
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