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geoffm

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Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 30

keyboard layout did't install, where do I find the files?

in wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KEYMAP it says:
If these keymaps do not work for you, make sure the keymap file exists in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ using find: find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ -name "*[your desired keymap]*"
so my cf keymap isn't there. it doesn't say what to do when the keymap file is absent. tried looking in the packages, nothing...

Last edited by geoffm (2013-08-29 02:14:09)

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,201

Re: keyboard layout did't install, where do I find the files?

It should be there. Reinstall kbd if necessary

progandy@pamobile ~ % find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ -name '*cf*'
/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/cf.map.gz
progandy@pamobile ~ % pkgfile cf.map.gz                        
core/kbd

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cfr

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Registered: 2011-11-27

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Re: keyboard layout did't install, where do I find the files?

Might I suggest that some indication of the keymap you might be interested would enable people to do more than just suggest you use their favourites?

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geoffm

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: keyboard layout did't install, where do I find the files?

[geoff@arch ~]$ find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ -name '*cf*'
/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/cf.map.gz
[geoff@arch ~]$ localectl set-keymap cf
[geoff@arch ~]$ localectl set-x11-keymap cf
[geoff@arch ~]$ setxkbmap -layout cf
Error loading new keyboard description

So the file is there, it's just that the keyboard won't work. It's still the US layout.

Last edited by geoffm (2013-08-29 02:18:34)