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Re: Xnest and keyboard layout
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> BTW, do I understand it right then that it is possible
> to set different keyboard layout for each Xnest
> server started -- that would be really cool
> because it is exactly what I need. Surpisingly,
> though Xwin does not start when layout is set
> to Russian (neither custom made Russian --
> phonetic layout nor standard one - ICUKEN)
> Any help? Probably Igor can jump in.
> With Best Regards
> Ariel Burbaickij
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:38:55 +0200 (MEST), Alexander Gottwald <alexander.gottwald@XXXXX.XX-XXXXXXXX.XX> wrote:
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>, now with more reasons.
> > On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Alexander,
> > > thank you for as usual prompt and to the point
> > > answer.
> > >
> > > > it is configured either via a strange commandline
> > > > parameter -xkbmap or after start you can just
> > > > call "setxkbmap layoutcode" in xnest to set the
> > > > layout
> > >
> > > How can I find out what is the code of the layout
> > > currently enabled in host X server?
> >
> > setxkbmap.exe -v
> > This will print the last xkb settings.
> >
> > $ setxkbmap.exe -v
> > Trying to build keymap using the following components:
> > keycodes: xfree86+aliases(qwertz)
> > types: complete
> > compat: complete
> > symbols: pc/pc(pc105)+pc/de(nodeadkeys)
> > geometry: pc(pc105)
> >
> > important is the entry symbols:
> > pc/pc(pc105)+pc/de(nodeadkeys)
> > ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
> > model layout variant
> >
> > to set this layout:
> > setxkbmap -model pc105 -variant nodeadkeys de
Ariel,
I'm sorry, I use neither XNest nor the Russian keyboard layout under X.
Perhaps someone else can help.
Igor
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