Opened 16 years ago

Closed 16 years ago

#3944 closed enhancement (fixed)

support for Colemak keyboard layout

Reported by: ghen Owned by: stippi
Priority: normal Milestone: R1
Component: Preferences/Keymap Version: R1/pre-alpha1
Keywords: Cc:
Blocked By: Blocking:
Platform: All

Description

Hi,

I've implemented the Colemak keyboard layout for Haiku in the attached keymap file. Colemak is an alternative, ergonomic keyboard layout (somewhat like Dvorak, but more modern), see ​http://colemak.com for more information.

The file should go under src/data/etc/keymaps/. I tested it on my x86 laptop with PS/2 (internal) and USB external keyboards.

Thanks.

Geert

Attachments (1)

Colemak.keymap​ (16.9 KB ) - added by ghen 16 years ago.
Colemak keymap

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Change History (6)

by ghen, 16 years ago

Attachment: Colemak.keymap​ added

Colemak keymap

comment:1 by stippi, 16 years ago

Owner: changed from axeld to stippi
Status: new → assigned

comment:2 by stippi, 16 years ago

I've looked closely at the keymap. Was this based on any other keymap, if so, which one? I am wondering about the "CapsLock = 0x00" at the beginning of the file. All other keymaps I have checked have "CapsLock = 0x3b" there. The CapsLock row also still has the normal "QWERTYUIOP" assignment. Was this intentional? Thanks for your patch and any comments!

Best regards, -Stephan

in reply to:  2 comment:3 by ghen, 16 years ago

Yes, this is intentional, because in Colemak, the Caps Lock key is replaced by a second Backspace (as you can see in the keymap preview window). See ​http://colemak.com/ for more info about the layout.

comment:4 by stippi, 16 years ago

Ah, sorry I missed that part. I assume the second backspace key works also with your keymap. I'll apply it in a minute...

comment:5 by stippi, 16 years ago

Resolution: → fixed
Status: assigned → closed

Thanks a lot! Added to SVN in hrev30814.

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