F-10 Keyboard errors -

[Bob Goodwin]

Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>
>> I have a problem with the F-10 keyboard producing the wrong codes.  
>> XEV displays keycode 104 when I press the down arrow on this F-9 box 
>> but on the F-10 box it shows 116.  116 is normally one of the Windows 
>> keys [next to the RH ALT key] which I normally have mapped [via 
>> xkeycaps] to produce a degree symbol.
>>
>> I tell xkeycaps that it's a PC 104 key keyboard and things usually 
>> work, not with F-10, I press the down cursor key and get a degree 
>> symbol!
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>
> Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
>
> I also had problems with keyboard layouts in X after installing F10. 
> Not your specific situation, but you may want to take a look at bug 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470153 to see the problem 
> and the solution. It may give you some idea on how to fix yours.
>
> []'s
> Marcelo
>
>
> No, I didn't find anything helpful there, language is already set 
> correctly as US English.
>
> But I have proved that the problem is triggered when xmodmap is run.  
> If I run it to remap just one key it appears my keyboard layout is 
> corrupted and worst of all remapping the RH Windows key [#116] to the 
> degree° symbol renders the down cursor key [#104] useless, it becomes 
> a degree key in addition to 116?
>
> This is only a problem on the F-10 computer.  These are changes I have 
> made routinely in every version of Fedora!
>
> I will put off upgrading this F-9 computer for a while since that 
> problem precludes such things as disabling the Caps Lock key and I am 
> a lousy typist.
>
> Bob
>
>

    This morning I tried booting the computer from the F-9 Live Gnome CD
    and things appear to work normally after I enter  /usr/bin/xmodmap
    -e 'keycode 116=degree'

    The Windows key to the right of the right hand ALT key now produces
    a "°" [degree] symbol while the cursor down arrow key still
    functions normally.

    It would be informative if someone else running F-10 would try
    duplicating my problem by entering:
    /usr/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 116=degree' and see if they get the
    degree symbol and if the down arrow still works normally?

    The F-10 in question was installed from the live CD but I would not
    expect that to make any difference.

    Thanks.

    Bob



/usr/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 116=degree'