FAQ on Apple's X11 server

[btoneill]

I have created a FAQ on Apple's X11 server with many questions asked here, and on other sites and mailing lists. You can get to it at http://www.misplaced.net/fom/X11. This is still a work in progress, so any suggestions or additions are welcome.

Brian

[StarBuck]

Thanks for posting the FAQ very helpful you might be able to help what does the .cshrc file do and does it effect X11 ?

Keep up the work

Cheers

[dani++]

Yeah, there is the lifesaver xmodmap directive to make the Alt key really work on international keyboards.

there is also more useful info and tidbits.


dani++

[rhg]

I say "thank you", too!

I extended your suggestion about how to enable a foreign keyboard mapping a bit.

Instead of manually invoking
/Applications/X11.app/Content/MacOS/X11 -keymap Deutsch.keymapping
from the command line you can manipulate the X11 executable so that it starts with your keyboard mapping:

1) in Terminal, become superuser:

sudo bash --login

2) change to the X11 executable directory:

cd /Applications/X11.app/Content/MacOS/

3) rename the original executable

mv X11 X11.bin

4) create the following shell script, e.g. with the vi editor:

#! /bin/sh
$(dirname $0)/X11.bin -keymap Deutsch.keymapping

This will invoke the original X11 executable with the appropriate keyboard mapping (which is the german mapping in my case).

5) name this script "X11" as the original executable name and make it executable:

chmod +x X11

This way you can conveniently double-click the X11 icon in /Applications or put it into the dock. X11 will then start with the appropriate keyboard mapping.

If you want the ssh-agent to run this is also very simple, just prepend the 2nd line in the shell script with /usr/bin/ssh-agent, such as:

#! /bin/sh
/usr/bin/ssh-agent $(dirname $0)/X11.bin -keymap Deutsch.keymapping

[fetlock]

Originally posted by btoneill
I have created a FAQ on Apple's X11 server with many questions asked here, and on other sites and mailing lists. You can get to it at http://www.misplaced.net/fom/X11. This is still a work in progress, so any suggestions or additions are welcome.

Brian

Many thanks, Brian. This is a big help!!

[sao]

btoneill,

I suggest you also give them the location of your FAQs in your post at the Apple X11-users list as several people got puzzled by it:

http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/x11-users/mail2.html

For those that may be interested, I have setup an Unoffical FAQ with
questions/answers for Apple's X11. The FAQ is catered more towards new X11
users, but hopefully can be of benefit to all. Some of the information
is covered in this lists FAQ, but alot of it is not. I'm welcome to any
suggestions/additions/etc that anyone may have.

Thanks,
Brian

PS: Please no religious arguments about the "right" way to do something
that may be on the FAQ that you disagree with.

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btoneill@misplaced.net

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Cheers...

[btoneill]

There was an update with the URL sent out on Monday after I got home and realised I botched the cut-n-paste I ofcourse was none too happy with myself when I got home and realised it after it hit the list (some 1-2 hours later, damn that list is slow...)

Brian

[cbaron]

Thanks for FAQ, and thanks to rhg for that tip, I can now use X11 with french keymapping.

Originally posted by rhg

1) in Terminal, become superuser:

sudo bash --login

2) change to the X11 executable directory:

cd /Applications/X11.app/Content/MacOS/

3) rename the original executable

mv X11 X11.bin

4) create the following shell script, e.g. with the vi editor:

#! /bin/sh
$(dirname $0)/X11.bin -keymap Deutsch.keymapping

This will invoke the original X11 executable with the appropriate keyboard mapping (which is the german mapping in my case).

5) name this script "X11" as the original executable name and make it executable:

chmod +x X11

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