From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: I want my Ctrl+Alt+Backspace back
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:28:00 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8739ysuvzj.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 877ho4uwed.fsf@newsguy.com
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> writes:
>
>>> Read more details here:
>>>
>>> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.6-upgrade-guide.xml
>>
>> HAL is deprecated and will not be supported in X anymore, so it's not
>> the "new" way ;)
>
> Well, its just not the NEWEST way. But what is the newest (post hal)
> way? And will the xorg.conf technique work anyway?
I should have mentioned that after posting the OP, I discovered I've
had that stanza in xorg.conf for mnths... I forgot I had taken it from
a post by Florien P., but I do not get the use of Ctrl+alt+bkspk to
quit X.
I guess it works for you though eh, Mick?
------- --------- ---=--- --------- --------
From xorg.conf:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
# [HP 100709_111603 From post on gentoo.user
## From: Florian Philipp <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net>
## Subject: Re: Fed up with Xorg + hal mess
## Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:22:46 +0200
## Message-ID: <4ACB7CE6.10704@f_philipp.fastmail.net>
## Restablishes Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc to quit X
Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
# ]
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-04-19 1:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-18 21:07 [gentoo-user] I want my Ctrl+Alt+Backspace back Harry Putnam
2010-04-18 21:15 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-04-18 21:47 ` Mick
2010-04-18 22:16 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2010-04-19 0:19 ` Harry Putnam
2010-04-19 0:28 ` Harry Putnam [this message]
2010-04-19 7:36 ` Mick
2010-04-19 9:22 ` YoYo siska
2010-04-19 14:52 ` Paul Hartman
2010-04-20 15:30 ` Harry Putnam
2010-04-20 20:26 ` Mick
2010-04-21 0:44 ` Harry Putnam
2010-04-21 6:10 ` Mick
2010-04-22 23:56 ` Harry Putnam
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