[x|k]dm changed behaviour/encoding in SuSE6.3 / Problems with Keymappings

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Recently two persons reported problems with keymappings

"Hartmut Steffin" <h.steffin "at" abi-behoerden.de> ( [x|k]dm changed
behaviour/encoding in SuSE6.3 )
and 
Chris Selivanow <cws "at" optimalpc.net> (Problems with Keymappings)

I use SuSE 6.2 and first had similar problems with the keymappings.

I already reported the solution to this list before, but I will repeat is
here.

I wrote at Tue 23/11/99 :

The cause is that the Xsetup scripts of SuSE are trying to be too smart.
Look into the script /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_default,
or /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_1 if you start Xvnc with option :1.

Starting at line 66 you will find :
	#
	# Set system keymap for the (remote) login display.
	#
	if test -x $xmodmap ; then
	    if test -z "${DISPLAY%:*}" ; then			<-- (1)
	        # local connection, an alternated console
	        test -f $sysmodmap  && $xmodmap $sysmodmap	<-- (2)
	    else
	        # TCP/IP connection (remote or local)
	#       test -f $defmodmap  && $xmodmap $defmodmap
	#       test -f $hostmodmap && $xmodmap $hostmodmap
	:
	    fi
	fi

The if test (1) looks for local displays. Since Xvnc pretends to be
a local display the result of this test is TRUE.
Then in (2) a special Xmodmap file is loaded, containing special 
codes valid for local keyboards.

To solve your problem replace (2) by

# do not do Xmodmaps here because  Xvnc does not like more than one modifier
per key.
# test -f $sysmodmap  && $xmodmap $sysmodmap
:



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