Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] X Configuration

[Vanger <fa...@gm...>]

In any configuration, there should be "us" layout by default. Doesn't
matter, how much you love our native non-latin language, but you can't
configure system by it.

>         Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
>         Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
>         Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru(winkeys)"
>         Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
This is the perfectly working configuration. But I always have to set
it manually.
xorgconfig is dumb, when you try to set up your language in it, it
makes a non-working configuration:
Option "XkbLayout" "ru"
Option "XkbVariant" "ru(winkeys)
And if you change the default - "XkbLayout" - on "us", you can't
switch on Russian or back.

I even have seen such variant:
Option "XkbLayout" ""us","ru""
in a Deepstyle Linux (Russified and Ukrainized Slackware). That
doesn't work either.

So, the final variant shold be:
Option "XkbLayout" "us,<other languages>"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:<toggle>,grp_led:<if someone wish>"


> * How should I integrate console keyboard support with X keyboard
> support? Or should I let them be separate?
It's quite easy - you have to load the needed font, load the needed
keyboard layout and enable mapping on ttys. For Russian it looks like
this:

setfont koi8r_8x16
loadkeys ru-ms
for n in 1 2 3 4 5 6;  // similar for all languages
do
	echo -ne "\033(K" > /dev/tty$n
done

I think, it can be automated, but I don't like the idea of integrating with X.

> * cdialog configuration of X is sufficient, yes? I don't think having
> a GUI version is really necessary.
It is not critical, but it would be good to see it.

> I don't agree. One may want to setup X keyboard via GUI.
> KDE Control Center allows some X settings via GUI.
But they don't work, because they rely on KDE's switcher ;) .