From Javier.Acosta at Sun.COM  Thu Feb  7 09:12:36 2008
From: Javier.Acosta at Sun.COM (Javier Acosta)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:12:36 +0100
Subject: [g11n-hu-discuss] [i18n-discuss] Solaris Standard Keyboard
	Layouts
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hi Laurent,

Thanks for your feedback, please see inline comments


Laurent Blume wrote:
> Javier Acosta a écrit :
> [snip]
>   
>> If you are interested, you can find more information about current 
>> "Solaris Standard Keyboard Layouts" and how to contribute to the project at:
>>
>> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Solaris_keyboard_layouts
>>     
>
> Javier,
>
> I'm looking at the picture of the French layout, but this does not match
> reality:
> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Image:France_Solaris_Keyboard_Layout.png
>
> The French keyboards have a different physical layout.
> The <left shift> is shorter, with the '<>' key between it and W.
> The <Return> key has a different shape, two lines high, and more narrow
> at the bottom, so the <*?> key is below the <$?> and right to <?%>.
>   

You are right, French keyboard Layout is different than the one shown in 
the image, I've just updated wiki page with the
correct French Solaris Keyboard Layout. Please take a look on it and let 
me know if it is correct or not.
> I've had many times issues with those two particular keys, so now I
> understand why :-)
>   
Image in the wiki page was wrong, but French Keyboard Layout should work 
correctly according /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/fr file. If your 
keyboard layout is not working properly; please fill a bug in 
opensolaris.org page, or let me know what is exactly what issue you have 
found.

> I also have a request, but not sure if this is related: would it be
> possible for users to add or modify the compose sequences in their own
> configuration?
> I've found some information about adding a ~/.XCompose file, something
> like that:
> include "%L"
> <r> <o> : \302\256
> <t> <m> : \342\204\242
>   

At this time I am not sure, but I would say that you can modify the 
following file in your installed system:

/usr/openwin/lib/locale/fr_FR.UTF-8/Compose (in case you are using 
fr_FR.UTF-8 locale)

I have not tested it yet, so I am not sure if it will work or not.

> But this doesn't work on Solaris 10, at least, and neither did it on
> SXCR the last time I tried it (around b60, I think).
>
> Laurent
>   

Thanks,

-- 
 
Javier Acosta