Re: [SLE] Terminal - Perhaps the XF86 Patch?

2 Mar 2001

      Steven T. Hatton wrote:
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On Thursday 01 March 2001 15:51, Scarlett Gately wrote:
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I now have 7.1 installed and configured. Yeah! :)
I just can't figure out why ctrl-c does not work in
the terminal. It did in 7.0. For example I have wvdial
working for internet connection and to disconnect you push
ctrl-c. No go I get c.
Can someone please help. I am using the default English US keyboard layout.
Thanks
Scarlett
Scarlett,
This is likely a KDE issue.  If you are using the KDE2 your keyboard may 
behave strangely at times.  In konsole there is a setting to change the 
keyboard mapping.  The xfree4.xx gives me problems.  I've known about this 
for some time, but have not raised the issue with SuSE or the KDE folks.  If 
you are not working under these conditions there are some other 
possibilities.  If you look in your /etc/X11/XF86Config there is a section 
for the keyboard.  Here's what mine looks like:
Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "keyboard"
  Identifier    "Keyboard[0]"
  Option        "AutoRepeat"    "500 30"
  Option        "LeftAlt"       "Meta"
  Option        "Protocol"      "Standard"
  Option        "RightAlt"      "Meta"
  Option        "RightCtl"      "Control"
  Option        "ScrollLock"    "Compose"
  Option        "XkbLayout"     "us"
  Option        "XkbModel"      "pc105"
  Option        "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
EndSection
Option        "XkbModel"      "pc105"
This may have some bearing on the problem.  There imay also be a file in 
/home/<UID>/.kde2 called something similar to xkbd.conf.  This is created 
when you select a keyboard in the KDE control panel.  It often gives me 
problems with XEmacs.  I simply delete the file and all is well.  I believe 
it is in .kde2/share/config, but I can't remember for sure.  There are some 
more essoteric places whre key mappings can be set, but these are the places 
that have caused me problems.
HTH,
Steve
Sorry for talking to myself in public, I have my reasons, but they are 
personal {:-)>

I just came across this:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/x1/xf86-4.0.2-5.i386_en.info

It may have some bearing on the keyboard problems as well.  I'm still 
sitting here waiting for the download to finish.  I BTW do not have the 
problem with C-c

Steve

Re: [SLE] Terminal - Perhaps the XF86 Patch?

Steven T. hatton