On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 12:10:57PM -0400, Derek Homeier wrote:
> Yeah, that's probably a matter of taste, but a more substantial issue
> might be if there are localized Linux-keymaps available for Apple keyboards?
> I have only seen international (well, german, at least) keymaps that put
> the characters that are not directly accessible ([]{}\@, e.g.) on the
> IBM layout-locations, which is neither where anyone usually using a Mac
> would look for them, nor where they are printed on the newer Apple
> keyboards. It might not be that much work to create correct ones
> (unless they are already existing and I didn't notice), but considering
> how long incomplete and faulty international keymaps used to float around
> before, I consider it still an issue.
> OTOH, I am not sure that even the existing ADB keymaps have a 100% correct
> layout (I am mostly using my own ones), so if that work is to be done
> anyway, it would surely make most sense to do it for the Linux keycodes
> right away.
the keymaps we have available now can be found in
/usr/share/keymaps/i386
i know nothing of international keyboards so if you or someone could
check this out, and even better make/modify any new keymaps that might
be necessary please do.
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Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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