Re: keyboard layout

[Adam Hoka <adam.hoka%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:59:23 -0400
Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:

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> Hello,
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> On Oct 4, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Catonano wrote:
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> > Michael,
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> > 2010/9/26 Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>
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> > I almost did it. I wrote a piece for the Italian layout, it works  
> > but for one thing: the altgr and shifted altgr key combos, it  
> > doesn't pick them. So I can't type the square brackets and the braces.
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> Hmm, my ADB keybards don't even have altgr keys - could you check if  
> yours produces the scancode the keymap expects?
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> > Also I don't understand what the akbd_keydesc_fr_nodead[] thing is.
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> On certain layouts you type accented characters not with alt/altgr/ 
> whatever combinations but by typing the accent and then the character.  
> The accent key won't immediately produce anything visible hence it's a  
> 'dead' key. THe nodead layouts leave these things out.
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> > probably I need the help by someone competent in this issue. Can you  
> > point me to anyone ?
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> I cc:-ed ahoka%netbsd.org@localhost, he wrote some of our keymaps.
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hi!

you dont want dead keys supported, trust me ;)

yes i guess it doesnt know about those scancodes?
it would be useful make the driver print raw input to console

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