[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Re: N800, xkb and Sierra full size bluetooth keyboard

[From: Laurent GUERBY]

After reading docs and some trial and error, I found out if you do the
changes below in /usr/share/X11/xkb/ and select enlish/GB keyboard
the Think Outside Stowaway Sierra Full Size Bluetooth Keyboard
will mostly work ok (with AltGr instead of the Fn key to get the "blue"
symbols and compose for accents - I'm french :).

I did not succeed in getting the "EIGHT_LEVEL" or "level5" mode to work
and define more key combos with "Fn"+key. If any xkb syntax expert
is lurking arount, help welcomed.

Laurent
http://guerby.org/blog/

$ diff -u compat/level5 compat/level5_save
--- compat/level5       2007-01-20 21:34:43.000000000 +0100
+++ compat/level5_save  2007-01-20 21:34:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     latchMods.latchToLock= True;
 
     //ISO_Level5_Shift
-    interpret Hyper_L+Any {
+    interpret 0xfe11+Any {
        useModMapMods= level1;
        virtualModifier= LevelFive;
        action= SetMods(modifiers=LevelFive);
     };
 
-    interpret Hyper_L {
+    interpret 0xfe11 {
        action= SetMods(modifiers=LevelFive);
     };
 
guerby at pc1:~/tmp/n$ diff -u compat/level5_save compat/level5
--- compat/level5_save  2007-01-20 21:34:43.000000000 +0100
+++ compat/level5       2007-01-20 21:34:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     latchMods.latchToLock= True;
 
     //ISO_Level5_Shift
-    interpret 0xfe11+Any {
+    interpret Hyper_L+Any {
        useModMapMods= level1;
        virtualModifier= LevelFive;
        action= SetMods(modifiers=LevelFive);
     };
 
-    interpret 0xfe11 {
+    interpret Hyper_L {
        action= SetMods(modifiers=LevelFive);
     };
 
$ diff -u symbols/level5_save symbols/level5
--- symbols/level5_save 2007-01-20 21:34:34.000000000 +0100
+++ symbols/level5      2007-01-20 21:34:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 xkb_symbols "rctrl_switch" {
   key <RCTL> {
     type[Group1]="ONE_LEVEL",
-    symbols[Group1] = [ 0xfe11 ]
+    symbols[Group1] = [ Hyper_L ]
     };
-  modifier_map Mod3   { 0xfe11 };
+  modifier_map Mod3   { Hyper_L };
 };
$ diff -u symbols/gb_save symbols/gb
--- symbols/gb_save     2007-01-20 21:34:34.000000000 +0100
+++ symbols/gb  2007-01-20 21:34:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -16,17 +16,26 @@
 
     name[Group1]="United Kingdom";
 
-    key <AE02> { [         2,   quotedbl,  twosuperior,    oneeighth ] };
-    key <AE03> { [         3,   sterling, threesuperior,    sterling ] };
-    key <AE04> { [         4,     dollar,     EuroSign,   onequarter ] };
+    // key <AE02>      { [         2,   quotedbl,  twosuperior,    oneeighth ] };
+    // key <AE03>      { [         3,   sterling, threesuperior,    sterling ] };
+    // key <AE04>      { [         4,     dollar,     EuroSign,   onequarter ] };
+
+    // key <AC11>      { [apostrophe,         at, dead_circumflex, dead_caron] };
+    // key <TLDE>      { [     grave,    notsign,          bar,          bar ] };
+
+    // key <BKSL>      { [numbersign, asciitilde,   dead_grave,   dead_breve ] };
+    // key <LSGT>      { [ backslash,        bar,          bar,    brokenbar ] };
+
+    key <AD10> { [         p,          P,        sterling,        THORN ]      };
+    key <AD06> { [         y,          Y,    yen,          leftarrow ] };
+    key <AD03> { [         e,          E,     EuroSign,         cent, EuroSign ]       };
+    key  <TAB> {       [ Tab,  ISO_Left_Tab, Escape, Escape    ]       };
 
-    key <AC11> { [apostrophe,         at, dead_circumflex, dead_caron] };
-    key <TLDE> { [     grave,    notsign,          bar,          bar ] };
-
-    key <BKSL> { [numbersign, asciitilde,   dead_grave,   dead_breve ] };
-    key <LSGT> { [ backslash,        bar,          bar,    brokenbar ] };
+    key <MENU> {        [ Hyper_L                  ]       };
 
     include "level3(ralt_switch_multikey)"
+
+
 };
 
 partial alphanumeric_keys
$

On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 14:16 +0100, Laurent GUERBY wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an N800 and a sierra bluetooth keyboard. It looks like the "Fn"
> key of this keyboard is not processed by the keyboard but sent
> to the N800 and interpreted as the "Menu" key, so in practice all keys
> that should be accessible using the Fn key as modifier don't work. This
> includes F1..F12, PageUp/Down, EuroSign, YenSign, ... so it's
> pretty annoying.
> 
> It looks like there is lots of interesting keyboard stuff
> in /usr/share/X11/xkb/ on my N800, any idea on how to define an adapted
> layout? (I assume defining the Fn key as a modifier Hyper_R or something
> then adding definitions on the other keys.)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Laurent
> 
> References:
> 
> * "Think Outside Stowaway Sierra Full Size Bluetooth Keyboard"
> http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=137486
> (I have a qwerty model)
> 
> * https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=333