Re: [STUMP] Changing keyboard layout... forth and back

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:44:32AM +0100, eugen <at> dueck.org wrote:
> Hi Fabrice,
>
> Looks almost like the French layout has a different mapping for your  
> prefix key than the English layout. Did you try to use xev to figure out 
> whether that's the case?
>
> If it is indeed different, then we probably found the problem and I can 
> think of 2 solutions off the top of my head:
>
> * When switching to French layout, also change your prefix (and change  
> it back when switching to English, of course) to the new mapping of that 
> key.
> * Create your own  French X key map, derived from 'fr'.
>
I have a top-level bind for switching between layouts:
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "M-u") "exec setxkbmap gb")
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "M-f") "exec setxkbmap dvorak")

Since u and f are the same key on the respective layouts, it works out nicely.

> Cheers
> Eugen
>
> P.S. Let me know if it works, I'll setup a multi-language stump pretty  
> soon, too, and might run into the same thing.
>
> Zitat von Fabrice Niessen <fni <at> missioncriticalit.com>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> As I often have to switch between English and French when
>> writing, I'd like my QWERTY (GB) keyboard to follow...
>>
>> My wish would be to be able to switch back and forth between
>> French and British keyboard layout using the "Caps Lock" key,
>> but I did not manage to use its correct code in the kbd function
>> call (is it "ISO_Next_Group"?).
>>
>> OK, that's the next step, the first being able to make the
>> desired switch between the 2 keyboard layouts. Here is what I
>> wrote in my `.stumpwmrc' file to (try to) do so:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (define-stumpwm-command "set-keyboard-gb" ()
>>   (run-shell-command "exec setxkbmap gb")
>>   (define-key *root-map* (kbd "C-i") "set-keyboard-fr"))
>>
>> (define-stumpwm-command "set-keyboard-fr" ()
>>   (run-shell-command "exec setxkbmap fr")
>>   (define-key *root-map* (kbd "C-i") "set-keyboard-gb"))
>>
>> (run-commands "set-keyboard-gb")
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>> By default, it is well in British English. If I press my
>> prefix-key ("Super" or "Windows" key) followed by `C-i', I am in
>> French layout. Good... Except my prefix-key becomes disabled...
>> I've lost everything. I can't control anything anymore!!  I need
>> to kill my X server and come back to a new session.
>>
>> Any solution?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>   Fabrice Niessen
>>
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