problems with keyboard-layout: evdev-Problem?

[Daniel Spannbauer]

Am 11/21/2013 11:13 AM, schrieb Peter Hutterer:
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:28:47AM +0100, Daniel Spannbauer wrote:
>> Am 11/19/2013 09:59 AM, schrieb Peter Hutterer:
>>> On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 01:42:03PM +0100, Daniel Spannbauer wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> on a Machine with opensuse 12.3 (X.Org X Server 1.13.2) the keyboard
>>>> layout is not always set correctly.
>>>> WIth our self developed keyboard (for explosive environments, connected
>>>> via usb) the layout is always US on a plain X-Server (started with
>>>> /usr/bin/X :0 vt07 -r -br -dpms -s off) with a started xterm.
>>>> In xorg.conf.d there is a german keyboard configured:
>>>>
>>>> Section "InputClass"
>>>>         Identifier "LocalKeyboard"
>>>>         MatchIsKeyboard "on"
>>>>         Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
>>>>         Option  "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
>>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> silly question, but do any other layouts work? is the log different for the
>>> other keyboards?
>>>
>>> if you don't have a desktop environment changing the layout then the above
>>> should work, provided the input class is applied.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>    Peter
>>>
>>
>> Hello Peter,
>>
>> it doesn't matter which keyboard-layout is configured (always tested on
>> a plain X, only xterm running).
>>
>> But only with our Embedded-Keyboard. If I "normal" usb keyboard is also
>> attached and I press only one key on that keyboard the Embedded-Keyboard
>> has configured layout also.
> 
> weird. the layouts are applied per-device, so even if the layout isn't
> applied to your keyboard correctly it should switch back to US by default.
> Honestly not sure what's broken here, sorry. Is the device a normal evdev
> device?
> 
> Cheers,
>    Peter
> 

Hellop Peter,

think we misunderstood....
our keyboard is a keyboard for hazardous environments. Its a Keyboard
with touchpad.
This keyboard (I call it "our keyboard") connected and a configuered
german layout (Option  "XkbLayout"     "de") the layout ist still "us"
on a plain X in a started Xterm. If I connect a usb keyboard and pressed
a key on that usb keyboard, the layout on the usb keyboard is german. On
our keyboard the layout then is german to. I only have to press a key
(it doesn't matter which key) than the layout on both keyboards is german.

The same with any other keyboard layout.

What is a "normal evdev device"? And how can I find out if the layout is
applied correctly to our keyboard? As you can the in former mails the
Xorg-log sais that the layout is german.

Regards

Daniel




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