Re: French keyboard on X
Hi Jean-Phillipe,
french keyboards are a bit of a hack with Linux PPC, but fortunately
some resources exist on the web (See for instance [1-3]).
Basically you need to correctly configure the files
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/keycodes/macintosh
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/macintosh/fr so that the 2 stage mapping
between the keycodes produced by your keyboard, and the symbols actually
received by your X application works. (more technical explanations in [2])
From your problem description I guess that your modifier keys (Meta,
Apple, ...) are not correctly configured in the symbol file 'fr'. (That
correspond to the 'modifier_map' lines in that file.)
I had to struglle a bit myself to get it works (I'm using kernel 2.4.16
and XFree 4.1.0.1). The config files I found on the net did not
perfectly work on my keyboard, but it finally did with some minor
modifications.
I send you my own personal versions of the keycodes (file "macintosh")
and the symbol files (file "fr"). Maybe they'll directly solve your problem.
I case they don't, I'll be happy to help you any further. (In
particular, the 'xev' utility was very useful to me to track what was
going on in the mapping process.)
Bon courage !
Francois
[1] http://www.mire.net/cl/LinuxPPC-FR.html
[2] http://webperso.easynet.fr/~eherlent/tc/cfl-lisez-moi.txt
[3] http://webperso.easynet.fr/~eherlent/linuxmac_clavier.html
Jean-Philippe FASSINO wrote:
Hello,
I have problem on debian sid, debian kernel 2.4.16 and X 4.1.
I cannot hit composed char like pipe and braket, etc.
But all work well on console.
Does anyone solve this problem ??
Thanks
JP
// $Xorg: fr,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:42 cpqbld Exp $
// $XFree86: xc/programs/xkbcomp/symbols/fr,v 3.5 2000/10/27 18:31:09 dawes Exp $
partial default alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
// Describes the differences between a very simple US/ASCII
// keyboard and a very simple French keybaord
name[Group1]= "French";
key <LALT> { [ Mod3 ] };
key <TLDE> { [ twosuperior ] };
key <AE01> { [ ampersand, 1 ],
[ onesuperior, exclamdown ] };
key <AE02> { [ eacute, 2 ],
[ asciitilde, oneeighth ] };
key <AE03> { [ quotedbl, 3 ],
[ numbersign, sterling ] };
key <AE04> { [ apostrophe, 4 ],
[ braceleft, dollar ] };
key <AE05> { [ parenleft, 5 ],
[ bracketleft, threeeighths ] };
key <AE06> { [ minus, 6 ],
[ bar, fiveeighths ] };
key <AE07> { [ egrave, 7 ],
[ grave, seveneighths ] };
key <AE08> { [ underscore, 8 ],
[ backslash, trademark ] };
key <AE09> { [ ccedilla, 9 ],
[ asciicircum, plusminus ] };
key <AE10> { [ agrave, 0 ],
[ at, degree ] };
key <AE11> { [ parenright, degree ],
[ bracketright, questiondown ] };
key <AE12> { [ equal, plus ],
[ braceright, dead_ogonek ] };
key <AD01> { [ a, A ],
[ ae, AE ] };
key <AD02> { [ z, Z ],
[ guillemotleft, less ] };
key <AD03> { [ e, E ],
[ EuroSign, cent ] };
key <AD11> { [ dead_circumflex, dead_diaeresis ] };
key <AD12> { [ dollar, sterling ],
[ currency, dead_macron ] };
key <AC01> { [ q, Q ],
[ at, Greek_OMEGA ] };
key <AC10> { [ m, M ],
[ mu, masculine ] };
key <AC11> { [ ugrave, percent ] };
key <LSGT> { [ less, greater ] };
key <AB01> { [ w, W ],
[ lstroke, Lstroke ] };
key <AB07> { [ comma, question ],
[ dead_acute, dead_doubleacute ] };
key <AB08> { [ semicolon, period ] };
key <AB09> { [ colon, slash ] };
key <AB10> { [ exclam, section ] };
key <BKSL> { [ asterisk, mu ] };
// End alphanumeric section
// begin modifier mappings
modifier_map Shift { Shift_L };
modifier_map Lock { Caps_Lock };
modifier_map Control{ Control_L };
modifier_map Mod3 { Mode_switch };
// modifier_map Mod3 { Alt_R, Alt_L };
};
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "Sundeadkeys" {
// Modifies the basic French layout to use the Sun dead keys
include "fr(basic)"
key <AD11> { [ SunFA_Circum, SunFA_Diaeresis ] };
key <AB07> { [ comma, question ],
[ SunFA_Acute,dead_doubleacute ] };
};
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "sundeadkeys" {
include "fr(Sundeadkeys)"
};
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "nodeadkeys" {
// Modifies the basic French layout to eliminate all dead keys
include "fr(basic)"
key <AE12> { [ equal, plus ],
[ braceright, ogonek ] };
key <AD11> { [ asciicircum, diaeresis ] };
key <AD12> { [ dollar, sterling ],
[ currency, macron ] };
key <AB07> { [ comma, question ],
[ acute, doubleacute ] };
};
// $XConsortium: macintosh /main/10 1996/01/24 12:17:35 kaleb $
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//
// $XFree86: xc/programs/xkbcomp/keycodes/macintosh,v 1.1 1999/05/23 05:27:51 dawes Exp $
//
default xkb_keycodes "macintosh" {
minimum= 8;
maximum= 134;
<ESC> = 61;
<TLDE> = 58;
<AE01> = 26;
<AE02> = 27;
<AE03> = 28;
<AE04> = 29;
<AE05> = 31;
<AE06> = 30;
<AE07> = 34;
<AE08> = 36;
<AE09> = 33;
<AE10> = 37;
<AE11> = 35;
<AE12> = 32;
<BKSP> = 59;
<TAB> = 56;
<AD01> = 20;
<AD02> = 21;
<AD03> = 22;
<AD04> = 23;
<AD05> = 25;
<AD06> = 24;
<AD07> = 40;
<AD08> = 42;
<AD09> = 39;
<AD10> = 43;
<AD11> = 41;
<AD12> = 38;
<BKSL> = 50;
<CAPS> = 65;
<AC01> = 8;
<AC02> = 9;
<AC03> = 10;
<AC04> = 11;
<AC05> = 13;
<AC06> = 12;
<AC07> = 46;
<AC08> = 48;
<AC09> = 45;
<AC10> = 49;
<AC11> = 47;
<RTRN> = 44;
<LSGT> = 18;
<AB01> = 14;
<AB02> = 15;
<AB03> = 16;
<AB04> = 17;
<AB05> = 19;
<AB06> = 53;
<AB07> = 54;
<AB08> = 51;
<AB09> = 55;
<AB10> = 52;
<SPCE> = 57;
<LCTL> = 62; // Left Control
<LALT> = 63; // Left Option
<LFSH> = 64; // Left Shift
<RALT> = 66; // Left Command
// <RTSH> = 131; // Right Shift
// <RALT> = 132; // Right Command
// <RCTL> = 133; // Right Control
// <RMTA> = 134; // Right Option
<FK01> = 130;
<FK02> = 128;
<FK03> = 107;
<FK04> = 126;
<FK05> = 104;
<FK06> = 105;
<FK07> = 106;
<FK08> = 108;
<FK09> = 109;
<FK10> = 117;
<FK11> = 111;
<FK12> = 119;
<PRSC> = 113;
<SCLK> = 115;
<PAUS> = 121;
<INS> = 122;
<HOME> = 123;
<PGUP> = 124;
<DELE> = 125;
<END> = 127;
<PGDN> = 129;
<UP> = 70;
<LEFT> = 67;
<DOWN> = 69;
<RGHT> = 68;
<NMLK> = 79;
<KPEQ> = 89;
<KPDV> = 83;
<KPMU> = 75;
<KP7> = 97;
<KP8> = 99;
<KP9> = 100;
<KPSU> = 86;
<KP4> = 94;
<KP5> = 95;
<KP6> = 96;
<KPAD> = 77;
<KP1> = 91;
<KP2> = 92;
<KP3> = 93;
<KPEN> = 84;
<KP0> = 90;
<KPDL> = 73;
indicator 3 = "Scroll Lock";
indicator 2 = "Num Lock";
indicator 1 = "Caps Lock";
alias <ALGR> = <RALT>;
};
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