Re: Another try - help to fix arrow keys in X
*- On 2 Sep, Kent West wrote about "Re: Another try - help to fix arrow keys in X"
> Brian Servis wrote:
>>
>> *- On 23 Mar, Kent West wrote about "Another try - help to fix arrow keys in X"
>> > Another try....
>> >
>> > Anyone know how to fix my non-functioning arrow keys, page-up/down keys,
>> > etc in X? They work fine in the console mode. Not having these keys is
>> > pretty crippling.
>> >
>> the keys). Perhaps you have the wrong keyboard layout defined in your
>> XF86Config file. What do you have in there under the Keyboard section?
>>
>
> Section "Keyboard"
> Protocol "Standard"
> AutoRepeat 500 5
> LeftAlt Meta
> RightAlt Meta
> ScrollLock Compose
> RightCtl Control
> XkbKeycodes "xfree86"
> # XkbTypes "default"
> # XkbCompat "default"
> # XkbSymbols "us(pc101)"
> # XkbGeometry "pc"
> # XkbRules "xfree86"
> XkbModel "pc104"
> XkbLayout "us"
> XkbKeymap "xfree86(us)"
> EndSection
>
Mine for a microsoft layout keyboard is simply:
Section "Keyboard"
Protocol "Standard"
XkbKeymap "xfree86(us_microsoft)"
EndSection
I don't see anything really strange in yours. Try trimming it down to
just the XkbKeymap.
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Brian
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