xmodmap (apparently) isn't working correctly

[Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta]

Hi!

I have an iBook (late 2004) with a portuguese keyboard and finally 
decided to make the keyboard work correctly...

To start here is the output of "setxkbmap -print".


nmsb at mediterraneo:~$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
         xkb_keycodes  { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)"       };
         xkb_types     { include "complete"      };
         xkb_compat    { include "complete"      };
         xkb_symbols   { include "pc(pc105)+pt"  };
         xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc105)"     };
};


Even though this is an iBook, the Generic 105-key (Intl) PC with 
portuguese layout was the best option :-|

To remap the keyboad I issued the following commands:


nmsb at mediterraneo:~$ xmodmap -pke > .xmodmap-mediterraneo.original
nmsb at mediterraneo:~$ cp .xmodmap-mediterraneo.original .xmodmap-mediterraneo


and then edited the file ".xmodmap-mediterraneo", using "xev" to find 
out which keycodes to change. After the editing, here are the differences:


nmsb at mediterraneo:~$ diff .xmodmap-mediterraneo 
.xmodmap-mediterraneo.original
5c5
< keycode 12 = 3 numbersign EuroSign sterling sterling sterling
---
 > keycode 12 = 3 numbersign sterling sterling sterling sterling
14c14
< keycode 21 = plus asterisk dead_diaeresis dead_ogonek dead_cedilla 
dead_ogonek
---
 > keycode 21 = guillemotleft guillemotright dead_cedilla dead_ogonek 
dead_cedilla dead_ogonek
27c27
< keycode 34 = masculine ordfeminine asterisk dead_diaeresis 
dead_abovering dead_diaeresis dead_abovering
---
 > keycode 34 = plus asterisk dead_diaeresis dead_abovering 
dead_diaeresis dead_abovering
41,42c41,42
< keycode 48 = dead_tilde dead_circumflex dead_circumflex dead_caron 
dead_circumflex dead_caron
< keycode 49 = section plusminus notsign notsign notsign notsign
---
 > keycode 48 = masculine ordfeminine dead_circumflex dead_caron 
dead_circumflex dead_caron
 > keycode 49 = backslash bar notsign notsign notsign notsign
44c44
< keycode 51 = backslash bar dead_grave dead_breve dead_grave dead_breve
---
 > keycode 51 = dead_tilde dead_circumflex dead_grave dead_breve 
dead_grave dead_breve
108c108
< keycode 115 = ISO_Level3_Shift
---
 > keycode 115 = Super_L


Changes done, I load the keyboard using


nmsb at mediterraneo:~$ xmodmap .xmodmap-mediterraneo


and everything is almost working as it should.  Because of the "almost 
working as it should", I reboot the computer and make sure that the new 
".xmodmap-mediterraneo" is loaded, but the problems remain.

Now the problems :-(

* Pressing simultaneously the TLC, read the Third Level Chooser, 
(keycode 115 just above) and 3 (keycode 12 at the beginning of the diff) 
I should be able to write € (EuroSign), right?  Wrong!  The £ (sterling) 
character is written instead of €.  (I am able to write @ using 
simultaneously the TCL and 2 (keycode 11), as it should be on this 
keyboard.)

* Pressing simultaneously the TCL and + (keycode 21) and the the space I 
should be able to write " (dead diaeresis), right?  Once more wrong, I 
get a cedil?!?

* The dead_diaeresis problem also unables me to use, e.g., an u with 
diaeresis.  (OK, in portuguese nobody needs diaeresis, but I've studied 
german...  Anyhow, even if I hadn't studied german, I should be able to 
use them!)

Could someone help me?  What am I doing wrong?

PS - I know this is not the best solution as the keyboard at login 
(still) has some characters in the wrong places (and I've got to choose 
my passwords a lit bit more carefully :-), but after login everything 
should be right.

-- 
Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
ille nihil dubitat quem nulla scientia dictat