Re: Mapping kbd layout to connected) usb keyboard?

[Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>]

On 2020-10-26 16:41, Mike Pumford wrote:
> On 26/10/2020 13:00, Hauke Fath wrote:
> > Is there a way to automatically set the wscons keyboard layout 
> > depending on the keyboard attached? What about X11?
> Not sure that's something any OS supports. I've not seen auto layout 
> detection even in windows or linux as I'm not sure the keyboards can 
> communicate that even over USB.

I guessed as much, but I thought I'd ask.

There is usually only one PS/2 keyboard, so that would be distinct; and 
USB HIDes do have a distinct signature:

[ 172843.427911] wskbd2 at ukbd1 mux 1
[ 172843.427911] wskbd2: connecting to wsdisplay0
[ 172843.427911] uhidev4 at uhub7 port 4 configuration 1 interface 4
[ 172843.427911] uhidev4: Keyboardio (0x1209) Atreus (0x2303), rev 
2.00/1.00, addr 3, iclass 3/1
[ 172843.427911] ukbd2 at uhidev4: 8 Variable keys, 6 Array codes
[ 172843.838050] wskbd3 at ukbd2 mux 1
[ 172843.838050] wskbd3: connecting to wsdisplay0

So it would be possible to switch to a separate layout for a newly 
appeared kbd device. OTOH, this would require per-kbd layouts, which 
AFAICS wscons does not do...

> Normally there is an input selection widget in the UI to switch input 
> keyboard layouts. Not sure if the X11 versions of those work in NetBSD.

I guess. Maybe I'll make do with a small shell script...

CHeerio,
Hauke

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