changing the keymap in fluxbox on Slint

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi Didier,


Thank you sir, it is now working as expected.


Much appreciated.


Warm regards,


Brandt Steenkamp


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On 7/20/21 10:20 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hi Brandt,
>
> looking at /etc/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst line #295
>   dvorak-l        us: English (left handed Dvorak)
> as this line is after line #286:
> ! variant
>
> I assume that you should have
>     Option                "XkbLayout" "us"
>     Option                "XkbVariant" "dvorak-l"
> instead.
>
> Please try the attached modified file and tell us how that goes.
>
> Cheers,
> Didier
> -- 
> Didier Spaier
>
> Le 20/07/2021 à 21:24, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> Hi Didier,
>>
>>
>> See the attached file.
>>
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>>
>> Brandt Steenkamp
>>
>>
>> Sent using Thunderbird from Slint
>>
>> On 7/20/21 6:47 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> Hi Brandt,
>>>
>>> please attach the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keymap.conf to your 
>>> next post.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Didier
>>>
>>> Le 20/07/2021 à 18:42, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>> Hi Didier,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, no luck on fixing the keyboard layout. I tried everything I 
>>>> could think of to do, but no luck.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>>>> <blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com> On Behalf Of Linux for blind 
>>>> general discussion
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2021 18:15
>>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
>>>> Subject: Re: changing the keymap in fluxbox on Slint
>>>>
>>>> Hi Brandt,
>>>>
>>>> It could be an issue with the file /usr/share/salixtools/keymaps 
>>>> leading to write in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keymap.conf
>>>>
>>>> Option                          "XkbLayout" "dvorak"
>>>> instead of:
>>>> Option                          "XkbLayout" "dvorak-l"
>>>>
>>>> when running keyboardsetup or gtkkeyboardsetup.
>>>>
>>>> Please edit this 10-keymap.conf as root, replacing dvorak by 
>>>> dvorak-l, restart a window manager. Does it now work?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Didier
>>>> -- 
>>>> Didier Spaier
>>>> Slint maintainer
>>>> didieratslintdotfr
>>>>
>>>> Le 20/07/2021 à 17:26, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I installed Slint in a VM, by default running the Mate desktop, which
>>>>> I could easily fix, but when I start FluxBox, not so much.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The issue is as follows: In the Slint install I chose Dvorak -L
>>>>> (Left-Handed Dvorak) as my keyboard. However, when I ran "startx" to
>>>>> get in to my desktop, I was presented with the Dvorak keyboard 
>>>>> layout,
>>>>> which, as a one-handed lefty, I obviously do not know.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I fixed this very easily in the Mate desktop, but have no idea how to
>>>>> do so in the Window Managers, FluxBox, BlackBox, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone can, please help me with this issue? I would really
>>>>> appreciate it.
>>>>>
>
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