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This is a modified keymap for X11 which I prefer to use on my systems.
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It's a US-based layout with some special characters available on the
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<Alt>-key on the right side of the space bar (RAlt).
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<Alt>-key on the right side of the space bar. I call it RAlt in this
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document. It may be labeled AltGr on some keyboards.
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Most charachter are available by holding <RAlt> while typing another
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key. E.g. <RAlt>+<a> will give you the german umlaut ä.
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2) Some technical stuff:
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RAlt + m ==> µ
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RAlt + 2, 3 ==> ², ³
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RAlt + 1, 2, 3 ==> ¹, ², ³
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RAlt +
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3) Dead keys for creating accented chars:
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RAlt + , + ... ==> ¸, ç, ȩ, ţ, ḑ, ...
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RAlt + ; + ... ==> ą, ę, į, ǫ, ų, ...
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To use this keymap, either copy the file 'us'
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to '/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us' or apply the supplied patch:
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To use this keymap, simply concatenate the file 'us.dev-de'
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to '/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us' using the 'cat' command:
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# cd /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
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# patch < ~/your-keymap-dir/us.diff
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# cat ~/your-git-stuff/Keymap/us.dev-de >> us
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Activate the keymap with setxkbmap:
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$ setxkbmap us dev-intl
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$ setxkbmap us dev-de
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Please make a copy of your original files before you replace
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Please keep a copy of your original files before you replace
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or modify anything!
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