Cannot create xkb layout - Possible bug and regression in xkbcomp or xkb?
cheater cheater
cheater00 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 10:44:53 PST 2012
By the way, here's the related section of dumpkeys:
keycode 103 = Up
alt keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftl keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftr keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftl shiftr keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt ctrll keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftl ctrll keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftr ctrll keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 103 = KeyboardSignal
keycode 104 = Prior
shift keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftl keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftr keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftl shiftr keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift ctrll keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftl ctrll keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftr ctrll keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
shift shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 104 = Scroll_Backward
keycode 105 = Left
alt keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftl keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftr keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftl shiftr keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt ctrll keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftl ctrll keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftr ctrll keycode 105 = Decr_Console
alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 105 = Decr_Console
keycode 106 = Right
alt keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftl keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftr keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftl shiftr keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt ctrll keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftl ctrll keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftr ctrll keycode 106 = Incr_Console
alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 106 = Incr_Console
keycode 107 = Select
keycode 108 = Down
Note that the arrows are still what they were. They're clearly
remapped in the layout:
https://bitbucket.org/cheater/us_split_logitech_k400/commits/5f777c7dfe1a4b176b3409c71030ad8f
On the other hand, the same layout remaps the k key to type h and that shows:
keycode 37 = +h
shift keycode 37 = +H
control keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift control keycode 37 = BackSpace
altgr control keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift altgr control keycode 37 = BackSpace
alt keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift alt keycode 37 = Meta_H
altgr alt keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift altgr alt keycode 37 = Meta_h
control alt keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift control alt keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
altgr control alt keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift altgr control alt keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
although after this line it starts showing incorrect values. So it
seems like this is a deeper bug. Can anyone comment on that? Is there
anyone in specific I could contact about the xkb codebase?
The listing continues with some erroneous and some correct values:
shiftl keycode 37 = +k
shift shiftl keycode 37 = +K
altgr shiftl keycode 37 = +k
shift altgr shiftl keycode 37 = +k
control shiftl keycode 37 = Control_k
shift control shiftl keycode 37 = Control_k
altgr control shiftl keycode 37 = Control_k
shift altgr control shiftl keycode 37 = Control_k
alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_K
altgr alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift altgr alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_k
control alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift control alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
altgr control alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift altgr control alt shiftl keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shiftr keycode 37 = +k
shift shiftr keycode 37 = +K
altgr shiftr keycode 37 = +k
shift altgr shiftr keycode 37 = +k
control shiftr keycode 37 = Control_k
shift control shiftr keycode 37 = Control_k
altgr control shiftr keycode 37 = Control_k
shift altgr control shiftr keycode 37 = Control_k
alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_K
altgr alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift altgr alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_k
control alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift control alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
altgr control alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift altgr control alt shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = +H
control shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift control shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = BackSpace
altgr control shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift altgr control shiftl shiftr keycode 37 =
BackSpace
alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_H
altgr alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift altgr alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_h
control alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift control alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
altgr control alt shiftl shiftr keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift altgr control alt shiftl shiftr keycode
37 = Meta_BackSpace
ctrll keycode 37 = +H
altgr ctrll keycode 37 = +H
shift altgr ctrll keycode 37 = +H
control ctrll keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift control ctrll keycode 37 = BackSpace
altgr control ctrll keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift altgr control ctrll keycode 37 = BackSpace
alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_H
altgr alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift altgr alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_h
control alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift control alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
altgr control alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift altgr control alt ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = +K
shift shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = +k
altgr shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = +K
shift altgr shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = +K
control shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
shift control shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
altgr control shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
shift altgr control shiftl ctrll keycode 37 =
Control_k
alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_K
altgr alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift altgr alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
control alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift control alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
altgr control alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift altgr control alt shiftl ctrll keycode 37
= Meta_Control_k
shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +K
shift shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +k
altgr shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +K
shift altgr shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +K
control shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
shift control shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
altgr control shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Control_k
shift altgr control shiftr ctrll keycode 37 =
Control_k
alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_K
altgr alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
shift altgr alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_k
control alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift control alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
altgr control alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_Control_k
shift altgr control alt shiftr ctrll keycode 37
= Meta_Control_k
shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +H
altgr shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +H
shift altgr shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = +H
control shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = BackSpace
shift control shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 =
BackSpace
altgr control shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 =
BackSpace
shift altgr control shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode
37 = BackSpace
alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_H
altgr alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_h
shift altgr alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37
= Meta_h
control alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift control alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode
37 = Meta_BackSpace
altgr control alt shiftl shiftr ctrll keycode
37 = Meta_BackSpace
shift altgr control alt shiftl shiftr ctrll
keycode 37 = Meta_BackSpace
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:45 PM, cheater cheater <cheater00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have recently tried updating a layout I have, called us_split. In
> its basic form it's like the us qwerty layout with a small mod. This
> is to make a specific keyboard (Logitech k400) more usable. The idea
> is to make the up arrow into right shift, down and right arrows into
> right ctrl, right control into right alt, and left arrow into left
> meta. It makes much more sense when you see the keyboard:
>
> http://i.imgur.com/jkfQY.jpg
>
> I call the new fork us_split_k400. It can be found at:
> https://bitbucket.org/cheater/us_split_logitech_k400
>
> the original can be found at:
> https://bitbucket.org/cheater/us_split
>
> the specific diff can be found at:
>
> https://bitbucket.org/cheater/us_split_logitech_k400/commits/5f777c7dfe1a4b176b3409c71030ad8f
>
> I have found the following issues:
>
> 1. Even without the changes above, my layout has regressed. In
> specific: us_split hard-wires caps to esc. That is, if you press the
> button to the left of A, you get esc. This isn't recognized anymore. I
> believe on this pc I have first installed the layout while running a
> fairly early beta of ubuntu 12.04. I have just reinstalled it (using
> python install.py) and the esc key to the left of A is simply gone. On
> the other hand, mapping compose onto the original esc key to the left
> of F1 works as it did before.
>
> 2. in us_split_k400, the arrows and right control don't bear
> remapping. In specific, only setting the right arrow to control_r
> worked. The rest didn't do anything. However, the layout worked
> correctly in a tty after I did sudo loadkeys us_split_k400.
>
> 3. The caps-as-esc key developed VERY weird behaviour: it was esc AND
> caps at the same time. So if you pressed it, you got esc, but the
> status of caps lock changed as well. Again, this worked under
> teletype.
>
>
> I would appreciate any and all tips. This is driving me nuts, and I
> think it might be representative of a deeper problem. I have no idea
> where to start, but if anyone would like me to perform any tests I'd
> love to help out.
>
> Thanks
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