From kde-core-devel  Mon Jul 02 22:01:26 2001
From: Ellis Whitehead <kde () ellisw ! net>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 22:01:26 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: kxkbd default ?
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=99411137626807

I agree with Dirk that it should be off by default and respect the X 
settings.  However, I think there may be a little bit of a misunderstanding 
here.  It looks like it's on in kcontrol ONLY (since at least January), but 
always off by default in kxkb itself.  

From kdebase/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp
  bool use = config->readBoolEntry( "Use", true );

From kdebase/kxkb/kxkb.cpp:
  if (config->readBoolEntry("Use", false) == false)

So it seems that as long as the user doesn't go peaking around in kcontrol | 
Peripherals | Keyboard, it won't be turned on.  Checkout 
kdebase/kxkb/kxkb.cpp & kdebase/kxkb/kcmlayout.cpp if you're interested.  
Lubos made it possible to shut it off in kcontrol back in April.

I'll take the liberty of committing the following patch to line 177 of 
kcmlayout.cpp in order to bring it in line with what's really happening in 
kxkb.

-  bool use = config->readBoolEntry( "Use", true );
+  bool use = config->readBoolEntry( "Use", false );

BTW, the Print key will now work as a global shortcut independent of kxkb 
being turned on or off.

Cheers,
Ellis