debian/README.Debian | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
New commits:
commit df595223387e21927dffe5378c671bb1829a3e7d
Author: Mohammed Adnene Trojette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun Sep 23 02:52:49 2007 +0200
Reword it better
diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index e84d8a7..6b9c668 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -47,15 +47,17 @@ in /etc/X11/xorg.conf can be replaced by
Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:51:12 +0200
-Create a new layout
--------------------
+Customised layouts
+------------------
-Since 0.8-1, layouts are read from /usr/share/X11/xkb/ and no more
-/etc/X11/xkb. Thus, layouts are no more conffiles. The best way to
-have a custom layout is to create one's own layout that includes other
-layouts and customises some keys you want to modify.
+Since 0.8-1, layouts are read from /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols and no
+more from /etc/X11/xkb/symbols. Thus, layouts are no more conffiles.
+The good way to have a custom layout is to create one's own layout that
+includes other layouts and customises some keys you want to modify.
-To create a French layout modifying the 'a' key, create a
+Do not modify directly files /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols.
+
+For instance, to create a French layout altering the 'a' key, create a
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/my_fr file containing the following lines
(without the pipes):
@@ -65,8 +67,25 @@ To create a French layout modifying the 'a' key, create a
| key <AD01> { [ a, A, oe, OE ] };
| };
-To have it appear in your desktop environment layout manager, don't
-forget to add "my_fr" in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml as a new
-layout.
+To have it appear in your desktop environment layout manager, add
+"my_fr" in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml as a new layout. For
+example, insert the following lines (without the pipes):
+
+ | <layout>
+ | <configItem>
+ | <name>my_fr</name>
+ | <shortDescription>MyFr</shortDescription>
+ | </configItem>
+ | <variantList>
+ | <variant>
+ | <configItem>
+ | <name>my_fr</name>
+ | <description>My customised French layout</description>
+ | </configItem>
+ | </variant>
+ | </variantList>
+ | </layout>
+
+/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml is a configuration file.
Mohammed Adnène Trojette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:05:50 +0200
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