Bug#287965: capplets: No way to disable "Error activating XKB configuration." dialog

[Gustavo Noronha Silva]

Em Sex, 2004-12-31 =C3=A0s 11:25 +0100, Gerfried Fuchs escreveu:
>         Hi!

Hi!

> #v+
> alfie@minos:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB
> _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) =3D "xfree86", "pc105", "German", "nodead=
keys", ""
> _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) =3D "xfree86", "pc105", "German", "nodeadkeys", =
""
> alfie@minos:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb
>  layouts =3D [German      nodeadkeys]
>  model =3D pc105
>  overrideSettings =3D false
>  options =3D []
> #v-

This looks weird to me. The layouts list should have codes, not names.
As in:

$ gconftool-2 --all-entries /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb
 layouts =3D [us_intl]
 model =3D pc104
 options =3D []
 overrideSettings =3D false
 update_handlers =3D []

After adding 'German Eliminate Dead Keys' I get:

$ gconftool-2 --all-entries /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/xkb
 layouts =3D [us_intl,de  nodeadkeys]
 model =3D pc104
 options =3D [grp grp:alts_toggle]
 overrideSettings =3D false
 update_handlers =3D []

Would you mind trying that?

>  Someone told me that it might have to do with an old xfree version.
> Unfortunately I can't upgrade it here: We are using dumb terminals and
> we are running the latest firmware already. So the think I'm asking for
> is a way to disable this dialog once and for all. I don't notice any
> problems with my keyboard, it works perfectly the way it should, and
> according to the output of the requested commands I don't see anything
> wrong with that neither.

Although finding a solution for your problem is best, I agree with
providing such measure. Would anyone be against patching the dialog to
have a 'never display this again' checkbox or something?

Thanks,

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