uk.kmap Inconsistent Behaviour in LXDE

[SamK]

The UK keyboard works correctly with leafpad and aterm but not with lxterminal.  Tested with the British currency symbol; the pound sign = shift numeral 3 (not number keypad)

[bmarkus]

Are you using Xorg or Xvesa? How did you setup UK kyeboard?

[SamK]

Are you using Xorg or Xvesa?

Xvesa

How did you setup UK kyeboard?

bootlocal.sh

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# Load the UK keyboard.  This requires kmaps.tcz to be installed at bootup.
loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/uk.kmap
   

[bmarkus]

You may try Xorg.

[SamK]

You may try Xorg.

I've tried Xorg but can't get it to work.  It installs and is listed in onboot.lst.  On reboot the GUI is not displayed just a string of numbers.  I tried creating an xorg.conf but have no idea what to change in the file. I tried testing the X server with the new xorg.conf as per the instructions displayed when creating the new file but the system just hung. Although I don't think it is required I also tried installing graphics-2.6.29.1-tinycore.tcz again no GUI.

I know xorg works on this machine as I have used it with Ubuntu in the past.  I have no idea why it does not work with TC.

Edit: that should read ...with Ubuntu using Openbox and LXDE in the past
  

[bmarkus]

Which TC version you are using and what is the graphics hardware?

[SamK]

Which TC version you are using

2.8.1

what is the graphics hardware?

Nothing unusual - an onboard SIS 650/740
   

[curaga]

Not unusual, but very... bad (both the chip and driver). Do try the vesa driver, by copying the included xorg.conf.vesa to xorg.conf in /etc/X11.

[SamK]

Not unusual, but very... bad (both the chip and driver).

They may not be the best but I must work with what is here and there are quite a few of them, plus they do work OK with other OSs/distros.

Do try the vesa driver, by copying the included xorg.conf.vesa to xorg.conf in /etc/X11.

Tried without success. On reboot the GUI is not displayed just a string of numbers.
   

[bmarkus]

lxterminal issue seems to be a Language problem. TC default language is "C". To display special national characters in lxterminal you need to setup proper language environment usually. For example 'é' 'á' 'ü' etc. displayed properly in aterm but in lexterminal only '?' by default. I guess you need UK English language setting.

[SamK]

lxterminal issue seems to be a Language problem. TC default language is "C". To display special national characters in lxterminal you need to setup proper language environment usually. For example 'é' 'á' 'ü' etc. displayed properly in aterm but in lexterminal only '?' by default. I guess you need UK English language setting.

Thanks for the advice.  Do you know of a TC guide to doing this?
   

[bmarkus]

This may help: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=4739.0

[SamK]

This may help: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=4739.0

Thanks for the link but I have not been able to find a setting that alters the inconsistent behaviour of lxterminal.  Regrettably, the most convenient resolution may be to use aterm in preference to  lxterminal.
   

[bmarkus]

Regrettably, the most convenient resolution may be to use aterm in preference to  lxterminal.
   

You can configure character set and size (resolution) in lxterminal and set up what is convenient for you.

[SamK]

Regrettably, the most convenient resolution may be to use aterm in preference to  lxterminal.
   

You can configure character set and size (resolution) in lxterminal and set up what is convenient for you.

My choice of words may have led to a misunderstanding.  I was referring to a resolution of the problem with lxterminal not correctly displaying all UK keyboard keystrokes.

Additional testing has shown that only two keystrokes do not display correctly in lxterminal

• the currency symbol (pound)
• an unknown and unused key (similar to a letter 'L' inverted and rotated 90 degrees)