Keyboard problem with the french disposition

Bedrock12 · 2026-05-20 15:19:02

Hello. I have a problem with my keyboard configuration, when i use the special keys in my system, let's say for example i want to write "`e" it gives that, i tried everything. thank you(ps: if it is usefull, i use xfce4 x11). Thank you

BIGBEASTISHANK · 2026-05-20 16:03:40

Bedrock12 wrote:

example i want to write "`e" it gives that

It gives ` ?? Also is this on your specific os or in liveboot too

seth · 2026-05-20 18:25:46

setxkbmap -print -query

You need some layout supporting dead keys, the default XCompose should™ then dead grave, acute and circumflex correctly
Though, sanity check, this isn't a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZERTY keyboard?

Bedrock12 · 2026-05-22 14:33:05

"setxkbmap -print -query" gives this

xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(azerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+fr(nodeadkeys)+inet(evdev)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc105)" };
};
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: fr
variant: nodeadkeys

ps: it is the main os

Last edited by Bedrock12 (2026-05-22 14:33:58)

seth · 2026-05-22 15:11:22

variant:    nodeadkeys

This is why it doesn't work, try the basic variant.
Why did you select nodeadkeys?

Bedrock12 · 2026-05-25 15:33:52

Nope, didn't fix it. I have this:
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(azerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+fr+inet(evdev)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc105)" };
};
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: fr
but the probem is still the same

seth · 2026-05-25 15:48:53

loginctl session-status
xev -event keyboard # and try to enter é

Bedrock12 · 2026-05-26 16:53:06

it gives

KeyRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x4400001,
root 0x4c4, subw 0x4400002, time 2854479, (58,15), root:(652,344),
state 0x90, keycode 16 (keysym 0x60, grave), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (60) "`"
XFilterEvent returns: False

seth · 2026-05-26 20:00:43

That's altgr+7 - it's dead_grave in the latin9 variant (and "bre" for breton).
The "basic" layout has dead_grave on altgr+*

Obviously neither will ever lead to eacute é

Bedrock12 · 2026-05-30 15:55:23

So, how do i fix that because i need it to work. thank you

seth · Yesterday 06:32:26

If you have a latin9 keyboard, use the "latin9" variant?
There's more than one azerty layout, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZERTY

grep xkb_symbols /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fr

/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fr also has ascii-art illustrations of (some) layouts.

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Keyboard problem with the french disposition

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