Keyboard characters (mapping) reversed Pup 2.10 microsoft

[alasdair]

Keyboard setting

US english QUERTY

Hi,

I have 2 characters reversed on the key board when using puppy @and " . Pressing " on the keyboard produces @ and vice versa.

I have run Puppy 2.10 seamonkey on other computers with no similar keyboard problems, so I assume this is a hard ware/driver issue. Is there a line in a file I can change or similar to correct this?

thanks,
Alasdair

[GuestToo]

what is in the file keymap in /etc ?

[alasdair]

Hi,

us.map

[GuestToo]

that is what my keymap file is set to ... my keyboard seems to work properly ... i think i would have noticed if either of those keys did not work properly

[GuestToo]

i suspect you have the wrong keymap for your keyboard, but this simple workaround should work anyway:

copy these lines one at a time (select the text with the left mouse button):

xmodmap -e 'keycode 11 = 2 at'
xmodmap -e 'keycode 48 = apostrophe quotedbl'

and paste them into a command line console (click the middle mouse button)

or just type them in

your keys should work properly ... if they do, you can put those lines in .xinitrc, in /root

or you can make a file called .Xmodmap in /root, and put these lines in it:

keycode 11 = 2 at
keycode 48 = apostrophe quotedbl

[alasdair]

Hi,
I will try this later on today and will let you know of success or other wise.

Alasdair

[marksouth2000]

The US keyboard is QWERTY. Sounds like you have a UK keyboard with a US keymap or vice versa.

[alasdair]

Hi,
Guest Too I tried your suggestions and they worked.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 11 = 2 at'
xmodmap -e 'keycode 48 = apostrophe quotedbl'

What does the operator "-e" do? Does it set up a sort of virtual Xmodmap?

MarkSouth2000,

The US keyboard is QWERTY. Sounds like you have a UK keyboard with a US keymap or vice versa.

This is not the case I fiddled around endlessly with the possible combinations and it didn't make any difference, hence my request here. I think perhaps it maybe something to do with my individual keyboard.It is a "Microsoft Internet Keyboard" Model no RT9443 V56TWL purchased in Australia . I doubt that it is any different to hundreds used by members of this forum, just an odd bug in this one I guess.

Alasdair

[GuestToo]

xmodmap man page:

-e expression
This option specifies an expression to be exe cuted. Any number of expressions may be specified from the command line.

basically, you can use xmodmap to execute "expressions" that define the behaviour of the various keys and mouse buttons

[alasdair]

Many thanks Guest Too

Alasdair

[theinfamousj]

Edit Problem solved! I'm listing the problem and solution here in case it helps anyone else.

I had what appeared to be the same troubles as the above poster with regard to different keys being all switched up. I was running the US QWERTY keyboard (or so I thought) with an unchanged configuration but all of a sudden, keyboard confusion had befallen me.

The contents of my /etc/keyboard file correctly identified my map as us.

I went through the puppy keyboard wizard several times in all of the possible permutations in order to correct the problem, but to no avail.

After a fruitful search for where puppy hides the actual keyboard maps, I stumbled upon the idea to check my xorg.conf file.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf revealed on line 86 (in geany):

Option "XkbLayout" "br" #xkeymap0

My problem is highlighted in green. "br?" thought I, "How odd."

So I changed it manually to "us". Saved and rebooted the machine and presto. Magic!

Now I just have to interrogate all of those who also use this machine to find out how it could have been changed to Brazilian to begin with.