Subject: Re: Keyboard problem with XFree
To: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
From: Marc Baudoin <babafou@babafou.eu.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/20/2001 22:50:36
Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@MIT.EDU> écrit :
> 
> Marc Baudoin <babafou@babafou.eu.org> writes:
> 
> > Edouard G. Parmelan <egp@free.fr> écrit :
> > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:44:43PM +0200, Marc Baudoin wrote:
> > > 
> > > > gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net> écrit :
> > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:31:34PM +0200, Marc Baudoin wrote:
> > > > > > wrong.  For instance, "exit\n" is "1n538".  I have a US keyboard
> > > > > 
> > > > > I don't quite understand the problem.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Typing the keys e, x, i, t, \, n produces 1n538 on screen?
> > > > 
> > > > Yes, which is not really convenient.
> > > 
> > > Try to add 'Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"' in your InputDevice section.
> > > It's the definition I have under GNU/Linux.
> > 
> > No, same problem, with "macintosh" or "macadb".
> 
> I had to create the directory /var/db/xkb for one of the
> keyboard-setup compiliers to be willing to do it's thing. After that,
> "macadb" worked fine (it's what I'm typing this message on).

Me too.  Works fine now, thanks!