Changing keyboard locale in xorg.conf

edward.taylor89 · 2010-10-21 23:27:03

Hello,

I seem to be unable to change my keyboard locale to 'uk'. I am using the latest release of XFCE. I never had this issue with GNOME and KDE.

From xorg.conf:
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Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbdLayout" "uk"
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I have also tried using 'gb', however, this too doesn't work.

If it isn't possible to modify this setting with xorg.conf using this method, then does another one exist?

cgarcia · 2010-10-22 00:07:15

Maybe this is related with the xorg version (the configuration changed starting from 1.8 if I'm not wrong).

This is my own config (note the InputClass section and the MatchIsKeyboard option):

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "spanish keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
Option "xkblayout" "es"
Option "xkbmodel" "pc102"
Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

PS: The kernel & Hardware issues is not the best forum for this question.

Last edited by cgarcia (2010-10-22 00:09:42)

edward.taylor89 · 2010-10-22 22:53:44

cgarcia wrote:

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "spanish keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
Option "xkblayout" "es"
Option "xkbmodel" "pc102"
Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

Would you kindly explain to me what these options do? (most notably of which is the 'MatchIsKeyboard' option)

PS: The kernel & Hardware issues is not the best forum for this question.

I now realise that. Thank you. 'keyboard' was on my mind when I decided to select the forum.

(I will try these as soon as the other computer is available)

Arch Linux

#1 2010-10-21 23:27:03

Changing keyboard locale in xorg.conf

#2 2010-10-22 00:07:15

Re: Changing keyboard locale in xorg.conf

#3 2010-10-22 22:53:44

Re: Changing keyboard locale in xorg.conf

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