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- Notes about the Debian xkb-data package
- =======================================
-
- Support of Apple keyboards
- --------------------------
-
- Apple keyboards have been mostly unusable with XKB for years,
- and many unofficial files spread around the Internet to fix
- this mess. Fortunately this issue has been fixed now, thanks
- to testers on the debian-powerpc mailing list, and changes
- have been merged upstream.
-
- The following models are available:
- * macintosh_old
- For old kernels with ADB keycodes
- * ibook powerbook macbook78 macbook79
- Laptop, 3rd and 4th levels are obtained by the small Enter key.
- * macintosh
- Default Macintosh
- These models look for symbols in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/macintosh_vndr,
- which means that the following layouts can be selected:
- ch de dk es fi fr gb is it latam nl no pt se us
-
- PC models can be selected, to have access to more layouts. Some options
- may then be added to have the same behavior as with Macintosh keyboards.
- Here is a (non exhaustive) list of relevant options:
- * lv3:lwin_switch Press left Apple-key to choose 3rd level.
- * lv3:enter_switch Press Enter key on keypad to choose 3rd level.
- * numpad:mac Numpad keys work as with Macintosh keyboards.
- * apple:badmap Swap keycodes of two keys when Mac keyboards are
- misdetected by kernel.
-
- Variants have been added to PC layouts to emulate Macintosh layouts.
- For instance,
-
- Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
- Option "XkbModel" "ibook"
- Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
-
- in /etc/X11/xorg.conf can be replaced by
-
- Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
- Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
- Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
- Option "XkbVariant" "mac"
- Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:enter_switch,apple:badmap,numpad:mac"
-
- Denis Barbier <barbier@debian.org> Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:51:12 +0200
-