Bug 5977 – Problems of Slovak users

Bug 5977 - Problems of Slovak users

Summary:	Problems of Slovak users

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Mike A. Harris
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Reported:	1999-10-15 02:59 EDT by Jan Ondrej
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2001-02-06 17:42:02 EST
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Description Jan Ondrej 1999-10-15 02:59:24 EDT

Hello,

  Slovak users don't have slovak keyboards in installer.
This bug is in text mode installer and also in anaconda.
Anaconda has key layout Czechoslovakian, which is
not correct layout for Slovak users.

  We need set XkbKeymap in XF86Config to
"xfree86(us_sk_qwerty)", or us_sk_qwertz or sk_us_...,
and XkBLayout not set.

  Slovak users can't use RedHat system as a desktop,
because we can't write in own language.

  Btw help and some messages in installer are not
translated. :-(

			Bye.
						SAL

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-10-21 14:50:59 EDT

This issue has been forwarded to a developer for further action.

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2000-04-17 18:18:59 EDT

Is this still a problem in 6.2?

Comment 3 Derek Tattersall 2000-04-25 09:04:59 EDT

There is no entry for a Slovak keyboard in the installer's keyboard menu in 6.2.

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2000-08-17 18:16:22 EDT

Please verify we fixed this in Pinstripe.

Comment 5 Brock Organ 2000-08-30 10:35:58 EDT

There is no entry for a Slovak keyboard in the installer's keyboard menu in
post-pinstripe internal trees ...

Comment 6 Brent Fox 2000-12-15 02:27:19 EST

When I go to a terminal and try 'setxkbmap us_sk_qwerty' or 'setxkbmap
us_sk_qwertz', or any of the other entries in /usr/lib/X11/xkb/keymap that look
like they might be right for the Slovak keyboard, I get the error message:

Error loading new keyboard description

What is the correct keymap for Slovak users to use?  Can you send me a working
XF86Config file and a working /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file for Slovak users.

Comment 7 Brent Fox 2000-12-15 10:25:08 EST

Fixing this bug requires a change in a couple of places.  First is the kbd.py
file, where an entry :
   ("sk-qwerty"         , ('pc102', 'us_sk_qwerty')),
must be made.  Then, the /etc/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst file must be changed
to have the entry:
  us_sk_qwerty  Slovak
Then, the correct /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file gets written out and also the
correct XF86Config file gets written. I think I've resolved this issue, but it
will take some time for the xfree86.lst file to be rolled into X in our build
system.

Comment 8 Brent Fox 2000-12-18 12:50:10 EST

This is in CVS now.  Brock, please test when the xfree86.lst file gets put in
the build system.

Comment 9 Brock Organ 2001-01-08 13:29:34 EST

mike, please update this when a new xfree86.lst file is available for testing
... :)

Comment 10 Brock Organ 2001-02-19 10:53:51 EST

verified entry is present in xfree86.lst in qa0217.1 ...

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