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locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 15:00
by wsteven
Hello,
I did set locale to fr with the wizard, but I still get a qwerty keyboard. Modifying manually /etc/profile.d/lang.sh with
didn't help
Any idea?
Thanks,
Steven
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 18:43
by fanthom
"I did set locale to fr with the wizard,"
i guess you meant keyboard layout?
i have tested it myself: ran kiosk wizard -> choosen 'fr' as kbd layout -> got 'azerty' when typed in the firefox address bar
the fault must be on your side. please try again.
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 07:43
by wsteven
Thanks for your answer fanthom. I tested again, what is funny is that kbd layout is indeed correct in firefox. But not with system shell, if I switch with ctrl-alt-f1 I'm back with the US layout.
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 09:42
by fanthom
kiosk wizard supports setting keyboard layout for GUI only (which covers 99.99% of cases).
if you want french kbd in console then you'll have to follow this doc:
http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:localization
and pay attention to setting the console font and keymaps chapter.
i'm sure that kiosk is missing many required files so heavy tweaking may be required.
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 10:50
by wsteven
Ok then I'll pass this one
Thanks for the precise answer
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 02:13
by francois
Bonjour wsteven:
In console mode did you try to use
Maybe putting this file in rootcopy could be enough for your needs. This is a long shot as I do not work on kiosk already. But maybe this weekend, as it might be helpful for the office.
Re: locale won't set to fr_FR
Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 08:23
by wsteven
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root@porteus:~# setxkbmap fr
Cannot open display "default display"
Thanks for your concern, but no luck
