[FreeNX-kNX] keyboard mapping

[Marcelo Boveto Shima]

The problem appeared when xorg started to use evdev rules (used by evdevdriver)
by default.But evdev and xf86 rules (used by kbd driver) aren't compatible.
So the client
sends an evdev keycode but the xfree86 server don't understand.
On nxagent 3.3.0-X (not sure about the version) they created a workaround
that
converts the evdev keycode into a xfree86 keycode. But this workaround is
used
when the parameter "client=linux" is passed to the nxagent and the xorg on
the
client is using evdev rule or using xfree86 rule and evdev layout.

FreeNX from svn doesn't passes the client parameter to nxagent so the
workaround is
never used. Take a look the patch Mario Becroft sent, I am pretty sure I
made it.
If remember correctly the workaround for this problem on the freenx side is
the
"${client:+client=$client,}" part.

For my abnt2 keyboard this workaround don't work for every key. But the not
working ones are not essential.

I hope this helps
Regars
Shima

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Aidan Marks <aidan at cisco.com> wrote:

> It's been broken for some time on gentoo.
>
> server -
>
> net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.7.3_p104-r1
> net-misc/nx-3.3.0-r4
> x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r6
>
> client -
>
> net-misc/nxclient-3.3.0.6
>
> setxkbdmap doesn't help.
>
> sigh.
>
> I'd been hoping it would just get fixed - it is a regression as it
> worked for a long time. can't remember which update broke it. :(
>
> Il 16/06/09 17:22, Florian Schmidt ha scritto:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If I imagine right also nx-3.3.0-something was needed to fix the keymaps
> for
> > Client Systems with Xorg >1.5
> > At least this was necessary at our installations.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Florian
> >
> > 2009/6/16, Mario Becroft <mb at gem.win.co.nz>:
> >> Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >>> I'm using
> >>> nxclient-3.3.0-6.x86_64
> >>> freenx-server-0.7.3-11.fc10.x86_64
> >>>
> >>> Keyboard mapping is not working.  The keys <up>, <down>, <right>,
> <left>
> >> are
> >>> mapped to I-don't-know-what.  The keys <kp-up>, etc work OK.  Really
> >>> annoying in emacs.  Any ideas?  (Client side is kde, if that matters).
> >>
> >> Sounds slightly similar to something that was reported and patched a
> >> while ago; does your freenx installation include the following patch?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mario Becroft <mb at gem.win.co.nz>
> >>
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