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