> gnome-keyboard-properties includes the following five options for keyboard > layout (among others): > > - U.S. English > - International (with dead keys) > - U.S. English w/ dead keys > - U.S. English w/ ISO9995-3 > - Eliminate dead keys > > I don't really have any idea how these differ; how is "U.S. English > International (with dead keys)" different from "U.S. English w/ dead > keys"? Does "U.S. English w/ ISO9995-3" have dead keys? Why are these > five options grouped in three sections, instead of together in one? > > Also, I know what dead keys are, but if I didn't, Gnome wouldn't tell me > (although Google will). I don't know what ISO9995-3 is, and in this case, > Google is no help either. > > A picture of the keyboard is displayed with each option, but it appears > to be the same, giving no basis for choosing one layout over another. > > It would be very helpful if someone who understands how these keyboard > layouts differ renamed them in Gnome to make the choices clear. It > would also be helpful if Gnome included an explanation of dead keys.
Hi, This bug report has been forwarded to the upstream developers. Upstream has pointed out that the descriptions have been cleared up, and the terminology should be familiar to those who need it; https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11613 -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22
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