Re: Adding Xkb modifier keys
Christian Mertes <c_mertes@bigfoot.de> wrote:[color=blue]
>Hello NG,
>
>I'm trying to use my Windows keys as modifier keys to map the
>Greek alphabet to my keyboard. Unfortunately I'm completely
>lost. I think the best way would be to define a new group.[/color]
Groups generally are the equivalent of alphabets; for example, a
Russian person might use group 1 as the Latin alphabet, group 2 as the
Cyrillic. In use, he would hit a Group change key to alternate
between the two: in other words, he is expected to be using only one
alphabet at a time (mostly), and that he wants a hard shift between
the two.
Someone who only wants an occasional Greek letter (for use in
mathematical formulae, for example), probably would want a different
setup. One possibility is a temporary group change key (like control
or shift); another is the use of Multi_Key support such as in the
sequence Multi_Key, o, / to produce phi.
The difference is that the Multi_key sequences are easier to define,
and can be more mnemonic, but they would never be a substitute for
someone who really wants to change alphabets.
[color=blue]
> But
>how do I do this and how do I make the Windows keys activate
>this group?[/color]
Look at the entries in the symbols directory for ru, us_group2,
us_group3, group, dvorak, and us. Here ru defines a new alphabet by
overriding us, us_group{2,3} can be applied to anything to supply the
new group.
[color=blue]
> And is there a way to define this group once and
>make it includeable for all Dvorak layouts, so it's not just
>usable by my own German one?[/color]
Huh?
[color=blue]
> You see I have only a very little
>idea of how Xkb works but if you have any documentation for me
>to read I'd be very glad.[/color]
This resource was recently mentioned in this NG, and it is excellent:
[url]http://pascal.tsu.ru/other/xkb/[/url]
[color=blue]
>
>Thanks a lot in advance and kind regards,
>
> Christian[/color]
Re: Adding Xkb modifier keys
[email]kbr@pangea.ca[/email] (Kip Rugger) wrote:
[snip-a-lot][color=blue]
> Look at the entries in the symbols directory for ru,
> us_group2, us_group3, group, dvorak, and us. Here ru defines
> a new alphabet by overriding us, us_group{2,3} can be applied
> to anything to supply the new group.[/color]
Thanks a million for your detailed answer, Kip. Following your
hints it was no problem anymore to do what I wanted.
For anyone possibly searching for this topic I will include the
solution I found thanks to your help:
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "greek" {
augment "group(win_switch)"
name[Group1]= "Default";
name[Group2]= "Greek";
key <AC01> { [], [Greek_alpha, Greek_ALPHA] };
// [...]
};
[color=blue][color=green]
> >And is there a way to define this group once and
> >make it includeable for all Dvorak layouts, so it's not just
> >usable by my own German one?[/color]
>
> Huh?[/color]
Yeah, actually groups are made exactly for that it seems so the
question didn't make a lot of sense ;)
[color=blue]
> This resource was recently mentioned in this NG, and it is
> excellent: [url]http://pascal.tsu.ru/other/xkb/[/url][/color]
Thanks again and kind regards,
Christian
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