Thinkpad T530 Keyboard Layout

On the redesigned keyboard on the T530, the delete key is now where the PageUp key was on earlier ThinkPad models – viz: top right corner of keyboard and the PgUp & PgDn keys have been repositioned adjacent to the cursor movement keys. If your fingers are used to the previous Thinkpad keyboard layout, it is now very easy to unwittingly press the Delete key instead of the PgUp key, sometimes with unfortunate results.
The keyboard has a lovely feel but the new position of the Delete key to the top right and repositioning of other keys would seem to be a poorly thought out keyboard redesign affecting long time ThinkPad users that would be very used to the previous long standing layout.

the new keyboard is okay, but the layout is just wrong.
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Jin Li
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I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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call up warranty support and ask for the backlight model of the keyboard, they should allow you to purchase them as an aftermarket self service part.
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Hi Rbtlr0215,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing multiple issues on your ThinkPad T530.
For keyboard issue, check if the issue persisting in ‘Safe mode’ option. Check with uninstalling the Keyboard adapter from device manager.
For internet issue, check if the issue persists in ‘Safe mode with network’ option, Check with uninstalling the Wifi drivers from Control panel – Program & feature options.
For Touchpad issue, check with uninstalling the UltraNav drivers from Control panel – Program & feature options and restart the system, let the Windows install the generic driver for your system.
After performing all the above steps run thinkvantage system update utility to check for latest driver for your system.
Hope this helps.
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[solved] Gnome default keyboard layout

Hi guys,
Can anybody please explain me why the following command works but the corresponding .conf entry does not?
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I was able to identify my problem. See the following:
The above .conf does not work since Gnome seems to fetch a default US keyboard layout from somewhere which I cannot figure out where it is. Without any invocation from my side Gnome assumes this US keyboard. However, I do not want to us the default US keyboard layout but the altgr-intl option.
Screenshot
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Last edited by orschiro (2013-06-26 07:57:29)

I still do not understand where the default keyboard layout is taken from. However, I use a workaround and created a file .keyboard in my home directory which is launched after startup of Gnome and changes the layouts according to my setkxbmap settings.
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A keyboard layout is incorrect on the remote with Japanese keyboard
## Version Information, I tested
* Client
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I've took some of screen captures.
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Capture 1:
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Capture 2:
Windows Server 2012R2 Screen Keyboard
Capture 3:
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