02-19-2008, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Switching the Layout of the USB Keyboard.
The USB Keyboard server comes with an US layout. If you have a non-US USB keyboard in front of your nose, you will have a problem.
Therefore we need a way to change the keymaps of the keyboard. xmodmap is one way. Right now only a German keymap is included. [EDIT II: not anymore true.] A keymap is just a simple text file with keycodes on the left, the letter/symbol on the right. Code:
keycode 10 = 1 exclam onesuperior exclamdown onesuperior exclamdown keycode 11 = 2 quotedbl twosuperior oneeighth twosuperior oneeighth keycode 12 = 3 section threesuperior sterling threesuperior sterling keycode 13 = 4 dollar onequarter currency onequarter currency keycode 14 = 5 percent onehalf threeeighths onehalf threeeighths keycode 15 = 6 ampersand notsign fiveeighths notsign fiveeighths keycode 16 = 7 slash braceleft seveneighths braceleft seveneighths The symbols files (keymaps) in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols on my Desktop Linux distribution where not compatible with xmodmap. I created the attached German keymap [while a German layout is active] with Code:
xmodmap -pke > keymap [EDIT 02/20/2008] Oh no, xkeycaps needs xmkmf to compile. Uncharted water for me. [EDIT 02/21/2008] 85 xmodmaps are attached. All the best! I hope it works for you. you-have-to-do: # w/o editing txt/shell scripts: You have to rename the wanted xmodmap (for instance xmodmap.be) to de, then replace the original in the xmodmap dir. #w/ editing txt/shell scripts: Edit the red parts to your need. manifest.xml: Code:
<Description>Changing the USB Keyboard Layout
German Layout</Description>
Code:
./xmodmap de > output.txt 2>&1
screenshot: it shows Beaver with typed German specific letters. Last edited by yokos; 02-22-2008 at 08:34 AM. Reason: EDIT III |
02-20-2008, 08:13 PM | #2 | |
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Great! This is what I've been waiting for so long!
I have tried to build a Korean keymap, but failed. Quote:
This is the unicode encoding table: http://www.utf8-chartable.de |
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02-21-2008, 11:13 AM | #3 |
Pac-Man caught my iLiad.
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I have found here 85 xmodmaps.
Hey wagnerian, a korean one is included, too. Maybe this works. But you need a font on iLiad with included korean letters. I attached the file [which I found there] in #1, . I hope it's ok to upload it here. Last edited by yokos; 02-21-2008 at 11:36 AM. Reason: removed zip file, attached it to #1 |
02-21-2008, 05:55 PM | #4 |
Trainee bricked one Iliad
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Great news yokos,
I will try them out this weekend.. Best regards nkelle |
09-02-2008, 11:55 AM | #5 |
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Just to let you know that the swiss french layout works perfectly
THANKS ! |
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