20954 – Mention the need for LANG="xx_XX"

Bug 20954 - Mention the need for LANG="xx_XX"

Summary: Mention the need for LANG="xx_XX"

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Desktop Configuration Guide (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-05-13 14:41 UTC by Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED)
Modified:	2003-05-16 15:40 UTC (History)
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Description Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-05-13 14:41:20 UTC

XFree 4.3 will not enable dead-keys in the same manner as XFree 4.2. 
 
1) The XkbLayout must be set to xx in the keyboard InputDevice section in XF86Config 
2) The env var LANG="xx_XX" must be set (was not necessary for 4.2) 
2) X must be started after LANG is exported. 
 
 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set XkbLayout to "no" (norwegian) in /etc/X11/XF86Config 
2. Do _NOT_ export LANG="no_NO" 
3. Start X 
4. Observe that the dead keys (such as ~) do not work. 
Actual Results:  
No dead keys work 

Expected Results:  
They should work;) 

Check #16895

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-05-14 10:30:29 UTC

Absolutely true... well, actually setting LC_CTYPE is enough :)

Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-05-14 10:46:40 UTC

http://cvs.gentoo.org/~swift/desktop.html contains a possible change to the document. Search for "nl_BE".

The reason I use LC_CTYPE is because some ppl have an international keyboard, but still want to use the English language as default. LC_CTYPE only sets the charactertype (or something like that) which is what we want.

Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-05-16 15:40:03 UTC

Fixed in cvs