I'm having some problems too with Ubuntu Feisty...

At first install-keymap was not recognized, I had apt-get install console-common and that provided the install-keymap command

but afterwards, even if I had followed the rules, my layout wont change. It might just be me but the command line just accepts the commands w/o errors but nothing happens.

Anyone?

I got install-keymap via console-common, too.  It's nice to know someone's with me, all the way down to the bash extensions.  Makes me feel not so alone.

Anyway, back on topic.  Do I need to unzip them into a special directory, where all the other kmap files reside, and then say "Hey, a new layout is in this folder.  Install it."  install-keymap...... As for where the command line was pointing, it was in the directory where the file was, so...  yeah.  I'm not sure I get what you're saying, AGK..  Is there a special spot I have to put them?

Hi,

I still haven't figured it out but maybe someone could help us with this. The kmap file says:

charset "iso-8859-15"  # use a ISO-8859-15 font, e.g.: consolechars -f lat9v-14

I tried consolechars -f lat9v-14 but it seems that I don't have lat9, could anyone recommend another that is available in ubuntu? I believe this could be one of the reasons of the problem.

Thanks...

p.s. I tried removing the said line but the console displayed a warning regarding the euro sign.
p.s. I'm having a hard time typing qwerty now :)

Just to let that I've starting working on a Linux installer. I'll let you know when it'll become available. I've also updated a bit the instructions to make them clearer.

Thank goodness for you, Shai.  What would we do without you?
Other than look at the keys and type using whatever finger's closest, maybe getting carpal tunnel in there somewhere...
I know so many qwerty users that do that...  I was one of them, of course.

You know, seeing as You've started on that installer, I'm just going to stick to windows for a while- kinda give up on it until the calvary arrives.
Would it be logically possible to provide an ETA?  You could pull a Scotty and multiply your time estimate by a factor of four....

Hi,

I submitted a bug to the xkeyboard-config freedesktop.org.  Within hours it has been merged (even with my poor patch).

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11416

I modified the format slightly, but it will only be under U.S. English.  Shai, you might want to send patches for other languages (I don't know which ones are applicable).

When the version of xkeyboard-config is bumped, and distros include it we will have colemak on most linuxes :D.

In Linux, keyboard layouts are all supposed to be organized by the gnome and KDE keyboard layout switchers.  The developers of these need to be contacted and asked to include colemak alongside the other hundred layouts they have.  Until then, the install solution will be less than optimal, as I understand.  We need to make a petition or something.

I've survived by making a colemak.sh file in my home directory, and making a shortcut to switch in my quick start panel that uses the ktouch icon :)

Download colemak into your home directory, and unzip it so you have a /home/yourname/colemak-1.0/ .  Then copy the following text into a colemak.sh file, also in your home directory using a text editor like gedit.
<code>cd colemak-1.0
setxkbmap us; xmodmap xmodmap/xmodmap.colemak && xset r 66</code>

Make a shortcut to that file.  When you click it, it should switch layouts.  It's been a while since I initially set it up, so I may be forgetting something-- just contact me at ethana2@gmail.com if that doesn't work, and I'll try to help as much as I can.

--all above text typed in colemak on Ubuntu Feisty.

Hey everyone.  I've just installed Gutsy Gibbon and am having trouble getting Colemak installed.

I typed sudo cp xorg/colemak /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/colemak  into the teminal and got a file not found error.  Any hints?  I'm hating being back in qwerty land!

The error was:

cp: cannot stat `xorg/colemak': No such file or directory

Hi, ethana2.  Thanks for responding.

After reading your post I thought I'd better try it again, and realized I hadn't changed directory to the right directory.  I'm still new to this whole Linux thing!  I have the great misfortune to own the world's worst Linux graphics card (the ATI x1950 Pro) and have only now, after 2 years intermittent trying, managed to get the graphics driver working and Compiz running.

I have another question for you, ethana2, if you don't mind.  My wife is another user on my machine.  Will she still be able to use QWERTY keyboard when she logs in, or is this change permanent?  She'll be pissed if the has to learn Colemak too! (She's not as enlightened as me :))

How did you get your Colemak layout to stick?  I made your colemak.sh, but when I double-click it, it simply opens it in gedit.  What am I missing?

Thanks for your help, ethana2

Right.  Got that sorted.  Linux is still so new to me.  This (meaning 2 days) is the longest I've ever managed to keep it as my main system.  Here's hoping!

Thanks for your help, ethana2