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Bug 263882 - x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5: swapped macbook keys
Summary: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5: swapped macbook keys
Status: RESOLVED LATER
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: AMD64 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo X packagers
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Reported: 2009-03-26 17:49 UTC by ubik15
Modified: 2009-03-28 08:53 UTC (History)
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Description ubik15 2009-03-26 17:49:02 UTC
On my macbook I've my "\" and "<" keys swapped.

This issue could be resolved in older xorg-server using the "apple:badmap"
XkbOption, but now (xorg-server-1.5.3-r5) adding

<merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" type="strlist">apple:badmap</merge>

to my 10-x11-input.fdi file has no effects.

I'm pretty sure that in an older 1.5.3-r* the option worked fine, but I don't
remember the precise version.

/var/log/Xorg.0.log report:

(**) Option "xkb_options" "apple:badmap"

and nothing else.

P.S.
sorry for the previous wrong section post...

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
0. install gentoo on a macbook (italian keyboard)
1. update to xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
2. edit your input fdi file
3. see how it's hard to have "\" and "<" inverted...




My macbook has an italian layout keyboard.
Comment 1 Rafał Mużyło 2009-03-26 21:08:15 UTC
Start with reading the sticky at the forums and posting there.

But changing type from "strlist" to "string" may be enough.
Comment 2 ubik15 2009-03-26 21:51:08 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Start with reading the sticky at the forums and posting there.
> 
> But changing type from "strlist" to "string" may be enough.
Unfortunately this was not enough.