Keyboard on Acer Aspire One / Linpus

[Nello]

Dear all,

my name is Antonello, from Italy. I am writing you because I have some troubles
in setting the italian keyboard on the Acer One.

Recently, I have bought a new laptop, Acer One, which runs a linux-based OS
--linpus-- and the windows manager Xfce. By default, the english keyboard is
settled, even though there is the possibility to switch on different keyboards
just clicking a keyboard-shaped icon placed on the bottom left of the screen.
Unfortunately, this method works only partially. For instance, if you switch on
the italian keyboard, small letter such as ... are not available. Moreover, the
row of symbols above the numbers are still configured in english. I mean:

==========
!@#$%^&*()
1234567890
==========

instead of:
==========
!" $%&/()=
1234567890
==========

Surfing the web, I discovered that it should be possible to modify the keyboard
on Xfce just editing the xorg.conf file placed on the following path:
/etc/X11/. In particular I have modified the lines:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "euro"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
EndSection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

in:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "it,us"
Option "XkbVariant" "euro"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:alt_shift_toggle"
EndSection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Unfortunately, it still does not work! Now, my question is: is the keyboard
setting manager Xfce? Or, shall I look somewhere else, for example in:
</home/user/.scim/user-tables/italian.bin>?

Thanks in advance for your help.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind Regards,

Antonello

PS: please find enclosed the following files:
i) /etc/X11/xorg.conf
ii) /home/user/.scim/user-tables/italian.bin

[hankeat]

Hello Antonello, I've the same problem too, but I found the solution in a German forum. Now I try to translate it to English for you.

In the Data: /etc/sysconfig/i18n
muss have this input.

LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8

The de_DE is for German. For Italian should be it_IT ?. I'm not sure, I hope you know it.

To change the data you've to login into the root terminal (with order 'su').
Dann with another order
mousepad /etc/sysconfig/i18n
The data above will be opened, then change the first two lines to it_IT (Italian).
After that save the whole thing. The problem of the keyboard will be solved after restarting the notebook.

Here is the link to the original German text. I hope it helps.
Eee PC Forum &bull; Thema anzeigen - Sprache und Tastaturbelegung falsch

[Grandebasta]

The KDE graphical interface in KDE 3.5 would offer the following solution:

KMenu
Control Center
Regional & Accessibility
Keyboard Layout
Layout
Add/Remove
Apply

As far as I know, it is possible to get and install KDE 3.5, without having to get a new operation system. Just go to the KDE website for more information.

[managereda]

thank you hankeat, this is just what i was looking for.
but now i am having truble to install apps and show them on the menu. (for example: skype)

[hankeat]

Here is the link of the solution.
The Acer Guy » Getting Skype on the Aspire One

If it's too complicated. He shows part of the setting in youtube. Here is the video.
YouTube - Acer Aspire One Advanced Mode

[Denise]

Hi,
ive done all the steps...but when i change the i18n file and try to save it appears a window saying that "Cannot open file to write"
what im suposed to do?

[rokytnji]

Go to i18n file and right click and select properties and select permissions and change from read file to read and write.

[Denise]

even when i login as the root user "su root" . the i18n file doesnt let me change the permissions. help asap plz bcuz i need to work in this computer : (

[hankeat]

Did you key in your password after you entered 'su'?

[managereda]

even when i login as the root user "su root" . the i18n file doesnt let me change the permissions. help asap plz bcuz i need to work in this computer : (

i had the same problem and i edited the i18n file with vi editor.
you need to use your Terminal and some commands:
1 open you terminal an type: cd
2 cd /etc/sysconfig
3 su and then your password
4 vi i18n
this will open the file with vi
5 type "i"
6 edit you file
7 press ESC and then ":wq"
8 reboot
this is all

thank you guys for the help.