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For each language or national keyboard KiKbd remember keyboard map
which can have up to four symbols per physical keyboard key. For
example in Russian keyboard you have four symbols for key 'Q' :
short i, capital short I, q, and capital Q. First two symbols let
named national symbols and last two symbols let named alternate symbols.
For typing Alternate symbols you have to setup special key in the
KiKbd configuration, look into Personal Configuration section.
Normally you will get first symbol when typing, second symbol when
you typing with Shift, third symbol when you typing with Alternate
Switch and fourth symbol when you typing with Alternate Switch
together with Shift.
For now KiKbd distribute the following national keyboards :
-
Canadian French (Cf). Created by Goraczko Michal
(goraczkm@JSP.UMontreal.CA)
-
Hungarian (Hu) - used free symbols in the language keyboard map.
Created by Sebestyen Zoltan (szoli@digo.inf.elte.hu).
- Polish (Pl) - use all four symbols in the language keyboard map.
Created from xmodmap posted by Jacek Konieczny
(jajcus@zeus.polsl.gliwice.pl).
- Russian (Ru) - Russian symbols in KOI8 charset, used Latin symbols as
alternate symbols. You can simply type Latin symbols by holding Alternate
Switch. Created from xmodmap distributed with xrus by Alexander Lukaynov
(lav@yars.free.net).
- Russian (RW) - Russian symbols in cp1251 (windows) charset, used Latin
symbols as alternate symbols. You can simply type Latin symbols by
holding Alternate Switch. Created from xmodmap distributed with xrus
by Alexander Lukaynov (lav@yars.free.net).
- Ukrainian (Ua) - Ukrainian symbols in KOI8-U charset, used Latin symbols
as alternate symbols. You can simply type Latin symbols by holding
Alternate Switch. Created by Denis V. Dmitrienko
(denis@elit.chernigov.ua).
- Ukrainian (UW) - Ukrainian symbols in cp1251 (windows) charset, used
Latin symbols as alternate symbols. You can simply type Latin symbols
by holding Alternate Switch. Created by Denis V. Dmitrienko
(denis@elit.chernigov.ua).
- English (En) - default XWindow symbols in latin1 charset.
If keyboard for you language is missing see section Creating new
National Keyboard.
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