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From: Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] major problem with X keyborad.
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:23:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4939740.31r3eYUQgx@rogueboard> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b5d88cc1-095e-da93-aa8e-6455e4239238@verizon.net>

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On Sunday, 9 June 2024 20:04:04 BST Alan Grimes wrote:
> The standard control keys aren't working in X anymore, mainly the arrow
> keys and normal edit buttons, workaround is to use the numpad. Keys are
> functional as tested from normal linux console.  Problem started when I
> rebooted after the emptytree world build the other day due to the stupid
> profile change....
> 
> I have to run this manually at x launch because xorg.conf stopped
> honoring keymaps:
> 
> setxkbmap -layout us -variant dvorak

I recall running into the same problem some months ago (although I use 
Wayland).  I (re)set the keyboard layout using Plasma's SystemSettings.

You can try using the settings of your DE/WM to see if the keyboard layout 
sticks, or set it up in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf.

For more details see here:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout_switching




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2024-06-09 19:04 ` [gentoo-user] major problem with X keyborad Alan Grimes
2024-06-09 22:23   ` Michael [this message]

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