Re: switching to linux keycodes in woody
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 02:29:33PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> 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.
>
Thanks, I checked the qwertz/mac-de-latin1.kmap and de-latin1-nodeadkeys.kmap,
and was unable to produce any of the special (modeshift) characters with
them.
As mentioned in the other thread Re: special sybols on German Mac Pro Keybord
this seems to be a problem with the mac-de2-ext keymap as well, though.
I try to produce a modified version, though we will then probably need
different versions for Mac and IBM keyboards, again.
I also only have a german Powerbook keyboard, so I can't guarantee for the
Apple Extended.
Derek
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