Wildly OT: pop-up virtual keyboard for Mac or Linux?

[Rustom Mody]

On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 9:50:15 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > Rustom Mody wrote:
> >
> >> $ setxkbmap -query        # examine current settings
> >
> > Alas, that does not appear to work in Debian squeeze:
> >
> > steve at runes:~$ setxkbmap -query
> > Error!   Option "-query" not recognized
> >
> > Or Centos.
> >
> > What are you using?
> 
> Works for me on Debian Wheezy. Either it's a version difference (I
> don't have any Squeeze machines any more, we're all on Wheezy or
> Jessie), or there's some additional package that I have installed
> here.
> 
> Mind you, I have no idea what I'm looking at.
> 
> rosuav at sikorsky:~$ setxkbmap -query
> rules:      evdev
> model:      pc105
> layout:     us
> 
> I guess that means I have a 105-key PC keyboard in en_US layout, but
> what 'evdev' means I would have to go manpage digging to find out.
> 
> ChrisA

Small request (especially if you have an older X):

Can someone try out:

$ setxkbmap -layout "us,gr" -option "grp:ralt_rshift_toggle"

Earlier that used to work as a *toggle* ie a RAlt-RShift chord would go to gr(eek)
and another would come back to 'us'.

Now it seems (on my box) that it goes to gr(eek) BUT NOT BACK.

NOTE: that this means one has effectively a broken keyboard...

Until you do something like:

$ setxkbmap -layout "us" -option

Getting the first from the second should of course work if shell history -- ie
up-arrow -- and backspace work.