[arch-general] Option "XkbLayout" doesn't work?

[Paulo Santos]

Sergey Manucharian wrote:
> 
> It looks like the setting of keyboards layouts in xorg.conf doesn't
> work anymore, or I'm missing something?
> 
> [...]
> 
> Is it a bug of a "feature" of the new X?
> 

It's a feature since Xorg 1.5.X, it's called Xorg Input Hotplugging.
Now your keyboard layout settings should be in 
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi (once you put it there).

Check out the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg_input_hotplugging

Cheers,
Paulo Santos