Prabu Subroto wrote:

To: "kpli@jakarta.linux.or.id" , SuSE Mail List , Suse Maillingliste , "suse-ham-e@suse.com"

?? Why not try those lists one at a time? No need to panic that much.

I have a problem with my KDE2 about my keyboard layout. The problem began after I updated my SuSE 7.2 to 7.3 and since I run personalization menu. My keyboard layout is now wrong. Lookslike that I chosed a wrong option corresponding to my keyboard layout for KDE2 while I was running personalization menu. If I am not in KDE2 (user level 2 and 3), my keyboard layout is right.... I can type every character correctly in line mode (user level 2 and 3) as any account including root account, in KDM graphical login window my keyboard is also right.... and If I login with another account except "root" there is nothing wrong woth my keyboard. So my keyboard layout only wrong if I am in KDE2 (userlevel 5) and If I login as root. It should be germany keyboard layout but I can not type "umlaut" leter if I am as the root and in KDE2.

I tried to correct my keyboard layout with KDE center and of course as a root, but it didn't succeed it.

Anybody so generous to help me, telling me how I can repair my keybord layout in KDE2 for root account ?

In the KDE2 settings, as root, you must have selected a keyboard layout. It overrides the usual keyboard settings, and everything in ~/.Xmodmap (the multi_key, for example) has disappeared. To switch off the selected keyboard for KDE2/root and get the usual keyboard back, in the file /root/.kde2/share/config/kxkbrc change the line "Use=true" to "Use=false". Or you can remove the complete kxkbrc file. (It was created when you selected the keyboard layout.) If you ever select a KDE2 keyboard layout as user and you want to undo this, do the same with the file ~/.kde2/share/config/kxkbrc.