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giom

Member

Registered: 26-Aug-2006

Posts: 6

Tip for using colemak with gnome*

To be able to add the colemak to the layout in the keyboard preferences, you need to edit the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.xml

In this file find the node   <layoutList>
and copy this snippet of xml inside:
        <layout>
            <configItem>
                <name>colemak</name>
                <shortDescription>Colemak</shortDescription>
                <description>Colemak see colemak.com</description>
            </configItem>
        </layout>

This will tell gnome that you have the colemak layout installed and you will be able to choose it in the list when you add a new layout to the keyboard preference tool.

If you can't find the path /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.xml , you may want to try the following paths

/usr/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.xml
/usr/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.xml
It depends on the version of xorg/xfree86 you have installed

Hope this helps anybody

Last edited by giom (27-Aug-2006 18:01:09)

ianbaber

New member

Registered: 28-Nov-2006

Posts: 2

Re: Tip for using colemak with gnome*

I was having problems in gnome, the capslock was working as a capslock AND a backspace.  It anyone else is having this problem, heres the trick:

run this:

xmodmap -e "remove Lock = Caps_Lock"

that will only change the current session though, so make sure it works and put it in a startup script

kalon

Member

Registered: 02-Apr-2007

Posts: 5

Re: Tip for using colemak with gnome*

This will be useful even if not using gnome.

Kalon