Re: USB-keyboard with a non-standard layout in wscons

[Dan LaBell <dan4l-nospam%verizon.net@localhost>]

On Jun 20, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Hans dinsen-hansen wrote:

> I have 2 problems with a new USB-keyboard and wscons.  The system
> is NetBSD 5.1.
>
>   1) The backspase key gives ^H in stead of ^?.
>    2) The Danish keyboard layout yields JKLÆØ| jklæø\
>         in stead of standard JKLÆØ* jklæø'.
>
> I need this keyboard with yeloow keys and large engravings, as my
> sight is waning.

Maybe check current mode, with wsconsctl -a
In wscons.conf you have encoding=dk  ?
Is this key left of enter, and is it giving you what's printed on it?

> Is there anything that I can do to wscons.conf to make the key in the
> third row next to the enter-key Danish in stead of American?


There's a way to add a file of individual redefines in wscons.conf,
with "mapfile", but I'm still putting mine in /etc/rc.local
I have:
/sbin/wsconsctl -w map+="keycode 1 = Escape exclamdown" > /dev/null
/sbin/wsconsctl -w map+="keycode 58 = Cmd_Debugger Control_L" > /dev/ 
null
/sbin/wsconsctl -w map+="keycode 211 = KP_Delete" > /dev/null

According to wscons.conf(5) the format of map file is what's between
the quotes.  Actually, I was just motivated to convert to the mapfile,
but it's probably more useful to make a script, and insert in rc.local
if you can change encoding you lose what's the remappings.

Of course, this doesn't really help you, does it? W/O knowing
what to set.  You can see the current map with wsconsctl map | more
I just switched to dk encoding, and dk.nodead , saving the output
of wsconsctl map, and compared with the us map, and I found in
us map
keycode 43 = backslash bar
but in dk
keycode 43 = apostrophe asterisk
I think you should do:
  wsconsctl map | grep 43
and
  wsconsctl map | grep backslash
and
  wsconsctl map | grep apostrophe

Since, you're getting backlash and bar in console, it has to be there
somewhere, and then change that keycode.  If, for example, it's 43 then
wsconsctl -w map+="keycode 43 = apostrophe asterisk" | grep ' 43 ='

The grep isn't necessary, but otherwise it prints out the whole map.



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