Setting keyboard back to defaults (gnome)

Mark C. Miller mr.mcmiller at gmail.com
Mon Sep 14 23:52:58 UTC 2009


On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:17:13 -0700, NoOp wrote:

> On 09/10/2009 08:04 PM, Paul Tader wrote:
>> I can't seem to set the Alt/Win key mapping behavior back to its
>> defaults in Gnome.  No matter if I choose the "Default" radio button
>> and/or "Reset to Defaults" (see image), the setting persist. I suspect
>> it's a system-wide configuration setting because it effects multiple
>> users, even newly created users.
>> 
>> Where are the system-wide keyboard settings configurations are saved?
>> I've been looking through the /etc directory to no avail.  I've also
>> tried running it as root (# sudo gnome-keyboard-properties ) but even
>> that won't change the selected radio button.
>> 
>> Ubuntu 9.04
>> 
>> (Screenshot)
>> http://www.linuxscope.com/~ptader/images/keyboard_layout.png
> 
> Try:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center?
field.searchtext=gnome-keyboard-properties>
> 
> If nothing there, then you may wish to file a new bug.
> 
> $ locate gnome-keyboard-properties
> /usr/bin/gnome-keyboard-properties
> /usr/share/gnome-control-center/glade/gnome-keyboard-properties.glade
> /usr/share/man/man1/gnome-keyboard-properties.1.gz

I LOVED the quality of your image -- what software did you use to 
generate it?

mcm



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Mark C. Miller





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