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Re: 07/07: services: console-keymap: Deprecate.
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Alex Kost |
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Re: 07/07: services: console-keymap: Deprecate. |
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Sat, 06 Apr 2019 22:51:07 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Mark H Weaver (2019-04-05 21:45 -0400) wrote:
> Hi Ludovic,
>
> address@hidden writes:
>
>> civodul pushed a commit to branch master
>> in repository guix.
>>
>> commit 3a665637afc32a142dc24a77ce7ce9235eb6a3af
>> Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
>> Date: Wed Apr 3 14:32:41 2019 +0200
>>
>> services: console-keymap: Deprecate.
>>
>> * gnu/services/base.scm (console-keymap-service): Mark as deprecated.
>> * doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Remove its documentation.
>
> Why is this being deprecated?
Ouch, this is unpleasant surprise.
> Is there an alternative service to replace it?
I wonder too! I see there is a new ‘keyboard-layout’ field, but if I
understand (gnu system keyboard) correctly, it does not allow me to use
my own file in "loadkeys" format.
> I use this service to change my console keymap, changing Caps Lock to
> Control, and adding several more mappings for Meta-key combinations to
> make Emacs more pleasurable to use from a text console.
--
Alex