Re: Completely changing the keyboard translation

Peter Åstrand <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:02:44 +0200 (CEST)
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Hi, see comments below:


> I'm trying to completely change the keyboard translation:
>
> Before:
> 1) Guess the keyboard mapping based on the language of the program outp=
ut.=20
> This fails for me because
> a) I'm using en_us because I hate re-translating bad messages back to
>    english, and even if the translations happen to be good, I'd need
>    to switch to english in order to get more google results about the
>    problems

Yes, this method is not perfect, but there are few options. But if you=20
want another layout, just use the -k option.


> b) I'm using the german keyboard layout, modified for my needs.
>    E.g. important -> NO CAPSLOCK! <- important, and usually the ESC key
>    on NUMLOCK to be within reach of one hand.
> 2) Force the server to use the english keyboard mapping - totally messi=
ng
>   the experience when I log in from a windows machine
> 3) Try to find "=C3=A4=C3=B6=C3=BC=C3=84=C3=96=C3=9C=C3=9F" on the engl=
ish keyboard and send completely
>   useless keystrokes

I'm not sure I understand your problem. Can you explain why you cannot us=
e=20
a normal german layout, but an english locale?


> The next problem is setting Numlock, Capslock, Scrollock. I want to kee=
p=20
> these keys synchronized. But setting these states will overwrite the sh=
ift=20
> status, too.

NumLock sync can be activated with the -N option. There's no support for=20
Capslock or ScrollLock sync. Do you really need that?


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