Switching xkb layouts is impossible after installing xgl compiz on kde Desktop Environments Question

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Updated: 2008-11-23 01:45:11 (2)

Switching xkb layouts is impossible after installing xgl compiz on kde

Hi everyone!

I installed XGL/Compiz on KDE, and everything works great except of
switching keyboard layouts on kde:
setxkbmap always resturns:

Code:

Couldn't interpret _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
Use defaults: rules - 'xorg' model - 'pc101' layout - 'us'
Segmentation fault

The Kxkb icon always shows "err"....

Some info that might help you helping me :
* server command in kdmrc:

Code:

ServerCmd=/usr/bin/Xgl :0 -fullscreen -ac -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:fbo +kb

* kb options in xorg:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc104"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

layouts configuration in kxkb:

Code:

* setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout us
* setxkbmap -model pc104 -layout us,il

* When I used compiz on gnome, I had no such problems.

Answers: Switching xkb layouts is impossible after installing xgl compiz on kde ( Ubuntu Forums Desktop Environments )

Switching xkb layouts is impossible after installing xgl compiz on kde

I succeeded solving the problem by running gnome-keyboard-properties,
and then:
killall kxkb
kxkb

But it is very annoying to do this process every boot....

Does someone have any idea of a more elegant solution?

angem1

Switching xkb layouts is impossible after installing xgl compiz on kde

[just for a case that someone else had the same problem: ]

I solved the problem by adding

gnome-settings-daemon &

to the script that runs compiz, and then I could switch keyboard layouts in kde.
- not the best solution, but still a comfortable one.

angem1

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