--- /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de.bak   2006-10-20 22:26:15.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de       2007-07-09 10:07:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     name[Group1]="Germany - Eliminate dead keys";
 
     key <TLDE> { [asciicircum,    degree,      notsign,      notsign ] };
-    key <AE12> { [     acute,      grave,      cedilla,      cedilla ] };
+    key <AE12> { [apostrophe,      grave,      cedilla,      cedilla ] };
     key <AD11> { [udiaeresis, Udiaeresis,    diaeresis,    diaeresis ] };
     key <AD12> { [      plus,   asterisk,   asciitilde,       macron ] };
     key <AC10> { [odiaeresis, Odiaeresis,  doubleacute,  doubleacute ] };