XKB configuration
I haven't looked into the code for xkbcomp, so much I this will be speculation. Some things I know.The XKB configuration system is irretrievably arcane. The semanatics of the XKB configuration files...
View ArticleDreaming about XKB2
There is a standing joke dream about XKB2. That name is used to refer the idea of breaking annoying limitations of XKB (yes, in incompatible way). New X11 extension, new API.That thing was mentioned...
View Articlea new layout for both hands and one hand writing
i have created a Keyboard Layout that can be operated with both hands and optional with only one hand.http://www.entikey.z11.de/i have also packed a deb-packet, but i think it would be better to have...
View ArticleLevel clarification needed
Hi guys,Let me get straight to my problem. The turkmen keyboard has different letters where x, c, v and q are supposed to be. So in the turkmen keyboard layout, I used:key.type[group1]="ALPHABETIC";To...
View ArticleXKB options: swap Ctrl and Super (windows) key
Hi, I haven't found a mailing list on the freedesktop wiki, so I assume this place is as good as any other place. I wanted to ask for a feature to be implemented in the xkb layouts. So, let me explain....
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Please help me !How can i add more than four keyboard layouts on my Ubuntu 9.04 ? Is it fixable in this version of Ubuntu or i just should wait for next version (9.10 , where i hope this bug is fixed?)...
View ArticleEuropean multi-lingual layout
The CEN/MEEK worgroup is writing a recommendation for all European countries for implementing theirmultilinguage keyboards. In practice these recommendations will end up being used by parties such as...
View ArticleIntro and request for documentation.
New to keyboard wizardry, I've just spent 3 days wondering round the net trying to figure out howmy Linux (Fedora core 9) gets from keyboard events to glyphs in emacs.Started when I decided to move to...
View ArticleBusiness as usual: pre-release freeze in xkeyboard-config
Yesterday I've committed last changes to the project before the pre-release freeze. The POT file is sent to the Translation Project. No more new models/layouts/variants/options, just bugfixes - till...
View Articleone more time about RMLVO
There is an interesting blog post once again explaining some details of the XKB internals. It does not go too deep, does not touch "dark corners", but can be a good starting point. Highly recommended.
View ArticleISO codes: request for review
TWIMCPlease help reviewing the ISO codes, submit bugs either here or in fd.o bugzilla. Thanks, thanks, thanks.
View ArticlePersistent custom layouts
Hi all,So I made a custom layout for Hungarian because I can’t stand the official one — naturally, if I want to see the right flag in KDE (and since it’s not for a new, previously unsupported...
View ArticleXkb and Combining Characters
I need to implement keyboard layouts for several african languages, some with complex tonal marks: acute, grave, grave with dot below, acute with dot below (these are the ones i know now, but there may...
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Where should I put geometry for IBM ThinkPad Z60m, to geometry/thinkpad or geometry/lenovo? Or some other place?And how should be model named? Currently I choose thinkpadz60m, but this geometry also...
View ArticleThe rules to follow...
These days a lot of people contribute new layouts/variants/models to xkeyboard-config. Usually it is done through the freedesktop.org's bugzilla. Quite often that contributed code requires manual...
View Articlegrp:ctrl_shift_toggle and other hotkeys starting with ctrl+shift
When enabled group changing for ctrl+shift other hotkeys such ctrl+shift+left stop working...Does anybody know a solution for this problem?
View Article... libwhat?
There is probably a bit too many libraries related to the keyboard - in X Window System in general, and GNOME in particular. In order to explain their not-too-complex relationships and their places in...
View ArticleXKB and GTK shortcuts
Greetings!I'm new to the community and, as all newbies, I'm seeking answers ;-)My biggest problem after migration from Windpws to Linux was the keyboard in GTK-based GUI applications (Eclipse,...
View ArticleKeyboard configuration UI (not too GNOME-specific)
There is an interesting discussion here:Again, layouts, countries, languages - what would be the most usable representation for the user. Everyone is welcome with ideas and comments.
View ArticleIRC meeting regarding the keyboard (slightly GNOME-specific)
Yesterday, there was an interesting meeting on IRC regarding the input methods. Here is its log. Big thanks to everyone.
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