Creating custom keyboard layouts for X11 using XKB

Posted by dave on Jun 10, 2004 6:46 AM EDT
Linux.com; By Michał Kosmulski
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In most modern desktop environments there is a small applet that allows users to quickly switch between keyboard layouts when they need to type text in more than one language. However, there are situations where this solution is not quite satisfactory. The X Window System used on most Unix-like systems today uses X Keyboard Extension (XKB) for translating keystrokes into character codes. Thanks to XKB's flexibility, one can easily create custom keyboard layouts.

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