> > What exactly do you mean by that? Same as in Mac OS? It has very > > different requirements for modifiers, doesn't it? > > Don't you think it would be the best to produce the same characters with > the same key combinations as in OS X by default (eg. for swiss keyboards > that ALT-G = @, ALT-8 = {, ALT-6 = ],...) ? I think any special > requirements (that will differ between users) then can be made by xmodmap.
I totally agree. > If I find the time I will try to write a more complete keymap for swiss > german keyboards. I made some screenshots of the keyboard utility that > shows the key layout in OS X today. Could you do that with the Swiss french and italian modes as well. Looking at the de_CH, fr_CH, and it_CH files, they all seem to be really similar. (And I can't tell the difference looking at them, but I usually write in English on them ... :) Frank