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slackware:localization [2012/11/19 07:48 (UTC)] – [Localization for KDE] bocke | slackware:localization [2012/12/14 14:56 (UTC)] – [Setting the console font] Fixed a typo. Thanx elesmod for the report. bocke | ||
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Slackware has a profile script which allows you to set the system' | Slackware has a profile script which allows you to set the system' | ||
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(users of C-shell and derivatives must edit ''/ | (users of C-shell and derivatives must edit ''/ | ||
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//Note: liloconfig is also available from setup section of pkgtool.// | //Note: liloconfig is also available from setup section of pkgtool.// | ||
- | //The kernel-parameter **" | + | |
==== Setting the console font ==== | ==== Setting the console font ==== | ||
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//Note: setconsolefont is also available from setup section of pkgtool.// | //Note: setconsolefont is also available from setup section of pkgtool.// | ||
- | //Note: Console fonts are found in / | + | //Note: Console fonts are found in / |
==== Temporarily changing the font ==== | ==== Temporarily changing the font ==== | ||
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You can find out your current settings of the keyboard-layout in X11 with the command < | You can find out your current settings of the keyboard-layout in X11 with the command < | ||
+ | An overview of setxkbmap is available with < | ||
- | The language of the keyboard layout can be simply set with (the following examplelines refer to German language with variant " | + | The language |
- | < | + | < |
+ | setxkbmap -variant nodeadkeys</ | ||
+ | == Where to place the code? == | ||
+ | If your system boots into **runlevel 3**, which means that you login on the console and then startx, you can put the above code at the top of your ** ~/ | ||
+ | If your system boots into **runlevel 4** and you login with login-manager like gdm, kdm or xdm, you should insert it to your ** ~/ | ||
- | Other settings as for example the " | ||
- | < | ||
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- | For an overview of '' | ||
- | < | ||
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- | The disadvantage of the setxkbmap command is that it overwrites any previous keyboard-settings for userland-programs. Therefore it is necessary to execute the setxkbmap commands //before// any other settings for the keyboard-layout are made. | ||
- | You can put your keyboard settings into a little shellscript and call it e.g. my-keymap.sh. | ||
- | < | ||
- | setxkbmap de | ||
- | setxkbmap -variant nodeadkeys</ | ||
- | Be sure to make it executeable | ||
- | < | ||
- | If your system boots into runlevel 3, which means that you login on the console and then startx, you can put the script at the top of your .xinitrc. | ||
- | If your system boots into runlevel 4 and you login with login-manager like gdm, kdm or xdm, you should place the script into your ~/ | ||
- | This file is sourced by any of the login-managers. Please note that ~/.xprofile isn't created by default, you must create it by yourself. | ||
- | Example: | ||
- | < | ||
- | ~/ | ||
- | You can of course put the setxkbmap settings directly into your .xinitrc or .xprofile respectively! | ||
===== Desktop Environments ===== | ===== Desktop Environments ===== |