Re: [gdm-list] Composite Keys in GDM

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Martin Owens <doctormo gmail com> wrote:
> I've been writing my own Gdm greeter for community centers (python) and
> have hit a problem with keyboard input. Even with the gnome composite
> key options selected in 'gnome-keyboard-preferences' the key does not
> function.
are you changing the greeter's config, or the config after logged in?

You could also probably drop a file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/  along the lines of

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "blah"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
Option "XkbOptions" "compose(ralt)"
EndSection

or whatever

--Ray