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* 'setxkbmap us -variant colemak' does not work
@ 2016-05-25 14:22 a57148
  2016-05-31 23:01 ` Jon Turney
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: a57148 @ 2016-05-25 14:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin

Hello.
The command 'setxkbmap us –variant colemak' does not work (x86 and 
amd64).
Returns error message: 'Error loading new keyboard description'
Thank you.
Best Regards
Karl


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* Re: 'setxkbmap us -variant colemak' does not work
  2016-05-25 14:22 'setxkbmap us -variant colemak' does not work a57148
@ 2016-05-31 23:01 ` Jon Turney
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jon Turney @ 2016-05-31 23:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: cygwin; +Cc: a57148

On 25/05/2016 10:47, a57148@posteo.de wrote:

> The command 'setxkbmap us –variant colemak' does not work (x86 and amd64).
> Returns error message: 'Error loading new keyboard description'

This doesn't seem to be the correct syntax.

'setxkbmap us colemak' or 'setxkbmap -layout us -variant colemak' work.

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