Re: xserv 4.3.0-29 Alt Gr Problem is gone

[Hans Dekker <hans.dekker.ext@juntadeandalucia.es>]

Hi all and Harold,

Sorry for being persistent, but I guess I have to revisit alt-Gr key 
problem using a Spanish keyboard.

Just tried xserv version 4.3.0-30 (I used the 4.3.0-21 before), and 
starting X-windows in either a xfree bash shell as well as the CDE 
environment xmodmap tells me that I have only 2 definitions per key 
(normal key usage and Shift-key combination). So the Alt-Gr definition 
is not defined for the keys.

Xf86Config and the es keyboard map have been modified to define AltGr as 
Mode_Switch. I tried various startup parameters with the XWin 
executable, but no success. I installed xserv 4.3.0-30 over version 
4.3.0-21 using the Cygwin setup program. It's running in Windows XP.

I guess there must be a small thing to configure the keyboard usage in 
X-Window OK.

But what is it?

Regards, Hans.

Harold L Hunt II escribió:
> Christoph,
> 
> Thanks for the confirmation.  I was really hoping that I fixed that 
> problem for good :)
> 
> Harold
> 
> Christoph Leser wrote:
> 
>> Harold,
>>
>> thanks for your immediate help. I did as you suggested and it worked 
>> out fine for me:
>>
>> XWin 4.3.0-29 is now running AND there is no problem with Alt-Gr anymore.
>>
>> Thanks to you and all the people providing the great cygwin stuff
>>
>> Happy New Year
>>
>> Christoph
>>
>>
>>> Run 'mount' in a Cygwin bash shell. You should see something that 
>>> includes a > line like the following:
>>
>>
>>
>>> C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type 
>>> system (binmode)
>>
>>
>>
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>>> If you see "type system" in that line, then run the following in your 
>>> Cygwin > bash shell:
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>>
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>>> umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
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>>
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>>> Else, run the following
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>>
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>>> umount -u /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
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>>
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>>> The problem is that your mount-point for your fonts directory points 
>>> to a dead or invalid directory and needs to be removed.
>>
>>
>>
>>> You know need to re-run Cygwin's setup.exe and make sure that the 
>>> XFree86-fenc and XFree86-fnts packages are installed or re-installed.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Harold
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>>
>>
>> Christoph Leser wrote:
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>>
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>>>> thanks for pointing me to /tmp/XWin.log
>>>
>>
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>>>> This shows, that the font directory is not properly installed.
>>>
>>
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>>>> When I try to reinstall, the installer hangs when trying to create 
>>>> the sub >> drirectories. ( As a matter of fact I cannot create 
>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts >> in bash,, gives 'mkdir: cannot create 
>>>> directory 'fonts': No such file or >>directory' )
>>>
>>
>>
>>>> I have no idea what has happened, maybe something wrong with xp?
>>>
>>
>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>>>> Christoph 
>>>
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