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[PATCH] Document xorg keymap configuration

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From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Document xorg keymap configuration
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:05:53 +0200

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Hi, this patch adds an example configuration for using a different
keyboard layout in xorg.

[0001-doc-Document-xorg-keymap-configuration.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
Cc: 31735 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#31735] [PATCH] Document xorg keymap configuration
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:42:58 +0200

Hello,

Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu> skribis:

> From 2bb6a98052313dc40d62184dd62a0a625e2b17c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:01:42 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Document xorg keymap configuration.
>
> * doc/guix.texi (Xorg display): Add an example xorg keymap configuration.

LGTM!  Though…

> +(define bepo-evdev
> +  "Section \"InputClass\"
> +        Identifier \"evdev keyboard catchall\"
> +        Driver \"evdev\"
> +        MatchIsKeyboard \"on\"
> +        Option \"xkb_layout\" \"fr\"
> +        Option \"xkb_variant\" \"bepo\"
> +EndSection")
> +
> +(operating-system
> +  ...
> +  (services
> +    (modify-services %desktop-services
> +      (slim-service-type config =>
> +        (slim-configuration
> +          (inherit config)
> +          (startx (xorg-start-command
> +                   #:configuration-file
> +                   (xorg-configuration-file
> +                     #:extra-config
> +                     (list bepo-evdev)))))))))

… I really hope we can soon improve on this and provide an abstract
mechanism to specify the keyboard layout for everything from GRUB to X.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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From: Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
To: 31735-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#31735] [PATCH] Document xorg keymap configuration
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 20:40:10 +0200

Le Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:42:58 +0200,
ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) a écrit :

> 
> … I really hope we can soon improve on this and provide an abstract
> mechanism to specify the keyboard layout for everything from GRUB to
> X.

Same here. Anyway, pushed as 136a1e8b577a5f44e7ff35e24d81d13be922f2af.

> 
> Thanks,
> Ludo’.

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