[Gllug] Why does X ignore my keyboard settings?

[Ian Norton]

On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 20:55, John Winters wrote:
> I've set up a fresh install of Debian Sarge for my work box and have a
> really odd problem with X.  I chose "gb" for the keyboard but the system
> insists on treating it as a "us" keyboard.  Snippet from config file:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>         Driver          "keyboard"
>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb"
> EndSection
> 
> which is the same as I have on my other boxes, and yet all the crucial
> keys come up in their American positions and not where they should.  The
> startup log for X says it is using gb layout - what else would stop it
> from doing what it says it's doing?

What window manager/desktop environment are you using?

if its gnome2 you might want to look in Applications->Desktop
Preferences->Keyboard

there you will find a 'layout' tab that can override the X setting.

Ian
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