On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Joshua Crowgey <jcrow...@uw.edu> wrote: > Hi xorg, > > It was recommended to me in #xorg on irc that I should post this question to > your list. I hope this is appropriate. > > I have been attempting to define a keyboard mapping for typing Lushootseed > (aka, Puget Salish) [iso639-3:lut]. Ideally, I will use the layout that > Dave Sienko at Tulalip has already implemented in Tauvlesoft. > > http://www.tulaliplushootseed.com/NWIC-103-2009/Lushootseed%20Font%20&%20Keyboard.htm > > To do so, I created a lut.symbols file which handles much of the job > (attached). Here's a snippet: > > key <AD01> { [ q, Q, U0251, U252 ] }; > key <AD02> { [ w, W, U01BF, U01F7 ] }; > key <AD03> { [ schwa, E, schwa, SCHWA] }; > key <AD04> { [ U0161, R, U0279, U027E ] }; > > However, I was unable to implement the mapping (shown in the link to > tulaliplushootseed.com) completely because the output of many of the upper > case (shifted) keystrokes should be a series of unicode characters rather > than a single one. That is, I have to use combining diacritics. However, I > was unable to define a series of characters in this file without generating > an error. For example, each of the following attempts fail because, from > what I can tell, there's no way to include more than a single unicode > code-point as one of the values in the array. I haven't discovered any > quoting or grouping mechanism. > > --- > key <AD01> { [ q, q̓, U0251, U252 ] }; > --- > --- > key <AD01> { [ q, "q̓", U0251, U252 ] }; > --- > --- > key <AD01> { [ q, qU0313, U0251, U252 ] }; > --- > --- > key <AD01> { [ q, U0071U0313, U0251, U252 ] }; > --- > --- > key <AD01> { [ q, U0071+U0313, U0251, U252 ] }; > --- > > The question is this: is there a way to define keyboards that implement > characters that include combining diacritics in the output of specific keys? > Where can I find out more about what steps I should undertake to define an > official keyboard for typing Lushootseed on xorg? > > Please let me know if this question is more appropriate for another list or > if I should refine the question in some way. >
Hello, For your requirements and the complexity of the keyboard layout, you may have a better chance to create a keyboard layout for iBus. See more at http://code.google.com/p/ibus/ It is possible to create a keyboard layout with XKB, however I think it will be more complicated than necessary. If you are happy to make something quick and dirty, you can create the necessary compose sequences and put them in ~/.Xcompose Simos _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
