From kde-core-devel  Tue Jul 03 07:28:12 2001
From: Simon Hausmann <hausmann () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 07:28:12 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: kxkbd default ?
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=99414540605953

On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 06:01:26PM -0400, Ellis Whitehead wrote:
> 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 );

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

Great! Thanks for your work on all this keyboard stuff!

Bye,
 Simon