Make dvorak global kbd input language?

dr/owned · 2009-01-10 23:25:09

I've tried everything on this page: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Set … out_Dvorak

But still GDM (the gnome login window) and compiz are using QWERTY....the console and everything else appear to be using dvorak by default.

damjan · 2009-01-11 00:13:40

With the new X and it's autoload of HID devices via HAL you need to setup the layout in a HAL policy file ... something like: /etc/hal/fdi/policy/local.fdi

There's a discussion here http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44311 .. take a look at comment #34 it has an example keyboard policy.

dr/owned · 2009-01-11 00:55:38

Making a hal policy is the last half of the wiki link I posted...and it had no effect

dr/owned · 2009-01-11 19:29:43

Solution: setxkbmap -model evdev -layout us -variant dvorak

Found this in the Ubuntu forums. What the hell did this command change (configuration file wise) that isn't mentioned in the wiki???.....and should this command be added to the wiki so other people don't have this problem.

Last edited by dr/owned (2009-01-11 19:46:46)

Ranguvar · 2009-01-11 23:05:47

dr/owned wrote:

Solution: setxkbmap -model evdev -layout us -variant dvorak
Found this in the Ubuntu forums. What the hell did this command change (configuration file wise) that isn't mentioned in the wiki???.....and should this command be added to the wiki so other people don't have this problem.

At a guess, from the 'evdev' part, this relates to the new Xorg. I would add it to the wiki under a "this worked for me"-type header.

dr/owned · 2009-01-12 00:03:55

Well the problem is compiz-fusion is still being quirky. Basically when I map a key to do something, it respects the dvorak layout, but when I want to execute the keybind, I have to use the qwerty version. Is there yet another config file for compiz that i need to set to dvorak....or perhaps another undocumented command?

And it's still driving me crazy why setxkbmap works...it must have modified a config file somewhere but the hal policy and xorg.conf are unchanged.

Edit: it may have something to do with this bug over in ubuntu land https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/310736 ... at least I feel better cause I don't like being new to linux and feeling like an idiot cause i can't get a simple keyboard layout to work.

Last edited by dr/owned (2009-01-12 00:18:39)

dr/owned · 2009-01-12 00:28:05

Thought I fixed it but nvm...the hunt goes on.

Last edited by dr/owned (2009-01-12 00:33:03)

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#1 2009-01-10 23:25:09

Make dvorak global kbd input language?

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Re: Make dvorak global kbd input language?

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#4 2009-01-11 19:29:43

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#5 2009-01-11 23:05:47

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#6 2009-01-12 00:03:55

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