Bug#583749: ITP: xkbind -- X Keyboard Extension Indicator
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Stanislav Maslovski <stanislav.maslovski@gmail.com>
* Package name : xkbind
Version : 2010.05.20
Upstream Author : CHG <smersh@by.ru>
* URL : http://xkbind.sourceforge.net/
* License : GPL2
Programming Lang: C
Description : X Keyboard Extension Indicator
The XkbInd program (X Keyboard Extension Indicator) is a minimal
indicator of keyboard layout (XKB group) for the X Window System; it
indicates current keyboard layout in the title of top-level windows via
prefix to the original string. It also allows to simulate independent
keyboard layout for each handled window and it works with most of the
window managers, including twm, mwm and fvwm.
Main Features
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1. XkbInd simulates independent keyboard layout for each handled
top-level window.
2. XkbInd is very light-weight and uses less than 150 kb of virtual memory
(excluding "shared", of course).
3. XkbInd doesn't grab entries in the default color pallet, doesn't
perform any drawing operations on the X display itself, but relies wholly
on the window manager.
4. XkbInd doesn't occupy any area on the screen, and outputs all relevant
information to the window title.
5. XkbInd can be configured to ignore (or accept) particular windows or
applications. This feature is based on examination of WM_CLASS property.
It is possible to use wildcards in the "ignore" and "accept" lists.
6. XkbInd is a "true" XKB program, i.e. all interactions with the X-server
are carried out through XKB extension protocol.
7. XkbInd keeps current layout of window at the server side as window
property, unlike the most other similar programs which keep this data
in the internal storage.
8. And the last, XkbInd does only what it says -- it is an indicator.
Nothing more.
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