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comedix · Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: belgium

dear puppy fans,

Some time ago I stopped using puppy because of the small annoyments I had. One that is irrating is the fact that I could type the "@" like in email adresses like "info@test.be".
I using a belgian keyboard setup (the second option when selecting a keyboard latin azerty)
To write the "@" I have to press "ALT GR" (next to the spacebar) and the combined key "2-é-@" . When I press that , screen just jumps away and ofcourse no "@" has been written.

Can anybody help me with this?

Lobster · Posted: Sun 01 Jan 2006, 05:48 Post subject:

I am only helping you because Belgians make the best chocolate in the world (high praise from a half Swiss like me)

- actually I would probably help even if you were a US Republican
Wink

Try this in Puppy Tardis (107)
Click on setup
choose the first wizard "change mouse and keyboard"
choose keyboard layout for your country
The second option is be-latin1 is that the one?

then I suppose reboot

If this works - good - let us know Smile

comedix · Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 8 Location: belgium

lobyster,

it seems to be solved : I selected 'french' instead of Be-latin1' and it works now.
(although I don't speak french!)

greetings

indeed , we have the best chocolats and french fries (who are belgian ofcourse).

MU · Posted: Mon 02 Jan 2006, 06:01 Post subject:

Comedix, if you installed french, look in an editor in the file /root/.Xmodmap
(that is a hidden file. In the file-open dialog of the editor hit "." and then "TAB" to see it).

There you will find something like
keycode 24 = q Q at

Install the belgium keyboardlayout again.
Now you have a new /root/.Xmodmap, insert here the line from the french one.
To activate the change, restart X or type in a console "xmodmap /root/.Xmodmap".

Mark