[oe] GTK+, disabled XKB a.k.a. why keymaps/ModeSwitch don't work well in GPE or XFCE

[Koen Kooi]

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On 13-01-10 00:01, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
> Hallo.
> 
> We just spent some time by debugging of an annoying bug - broken
> Mode_Switch key in GPE and XFCE.
> 
> Surprisingly, the problem affects only GTK+ applications and it is
> caused by --disable-xkb configure options in OE gtk+ recipes(*).
> 
> It
> - made impossible to upgrade to the new version of kdrive on Zaurus
> - now makes impossible to upgrade to Xorg on Zaurus
> - causes keyboard breakage on Always Innovating Touch Book.
>   http://bugzilla.alwaysinnovating.com/show_bug.cgi?id=41
> 
> So there is a question: Why XKB is disabled in OE GTK+? Does it have any
> reason or it is a relict from the ancient age of kdrive based
> systems(**)? If it is true, I propose a patch to remove --disable-xkb
> not only from gtk+, but also all xorg-app and xorg-lib,

I vote for this option.

> or at least move
> this option to distribution configuration.

I think we can put that burden on xkb haters (if they exist).

regards,

Koen
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