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Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: Need help revising KTouch keyboards
From: "Dan Borne" <danborne.kde () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-09-27 14:34:54
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I figured Jeremy would do Dvorak. ;)
I shall try to get on it.
On 9/26/07, Anne-Marie Mahfouf <annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 26 September 2007 17:02:52 Dan Borne wrote:
> > Who would know what layouts are supported now?
> >
> > I finally have been relieved of school work enough to do something..
>
> :) nice! You would need KTouch from KDE4 and all keyboard files which
> don't
> have the .xml extension are not ported. I ported French and Dvorak French
> and
> Jeremy ported Dvorak English.
> What you need to do is use the keyboard editor to edit the old keyboard
> layout
> (without .xml) and work from there.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Anne-Marie
>
> > On 9/24/07, Dennis Haney <davh@davh.dk> wrote:
> > > Does this have support for input methods? Like vietnamese, japanse,,
> > > Chinese etc?
> > >
> > > 2007/9/24, Andreas Nicolai <Andreas.Nicolai@gmx.net>:
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > the overhaul of KTouch's keyboard engine is complete, with an
> improved
> > > > layouting/drawing/accessing functionality and an included Keyboard
> > >
> > > editor.
> > >
> > > > However, we noticed that quite a few of the keyboard layouts were
> > > > incorrect (wrong color codes/key placements) and are incomplete
> because
> > >
> > > of
> > >
> > > > the limitations of the previous keyboard engine. So we KTouch
> > > > developers would like to ask the community to take a look at the old
> > > > layouts,
> > >
> > > convert
> > >
> > > > them into the new XML format and add missing key connectivities and
> > > > characters.
> > > >
> > > > Simply open the keyboard editor in KTouch, read in an old keyboard
> file
> > > > (the ones without the xml extension) and start editing:
> > > > - first the characters on each key
> > > > - then the color codings by assigning each key a finger key, note
> that
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > top row of keys should be coded based on the local conventions - see
> > > > for example the german keyboard versus the american/english keyboard
> -
> > > > lastly check the connectors (which characters can be produced by
> > > > pressing a certain key)
> > > >
> > > > Please add the reviewed keyboards in XML format to the repository or
> > >
> > > send
> > >
> > > > them to Haavard and me.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot for helping us out, here!
> > > >
> > > > Bye,
> > > > Andreas
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Andreas Nicolai anicolai@syr.edu
> > > > PhD Candidate, M.A.M.E (315) 443-2641
> > > > Syracuse University
> > > > 151 Link Hall
> > > > Syracuse, NY, 13244
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > kde-edu@mail.kde.org
> > > > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dennis
> > > _______________________________________________
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>
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I figured Jeremy would do Dvorak. ;) <br><br>I shall try to get on \
it.<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/26/07, <b \
class="gmail_sendername">Anne-Marie Mahfouf</b> <<a \
href="mailto:annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr"> annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</a>> \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Wednesday 26 September \
2007 17:02:52 Dan Borne wrote: <br>> Who would know what layouts are supported \
now?<br>><br>> I finally have been relieved of school work enough to do \
something..<br><br>:) nice! You would need KTouch from KDE4 and all keyboard files \
which don't <br>have the .xml extension are not ported. I ported French and \
Dvorak French and<br>Jeremy ported Dvorak English.<br>What you need to do is use the \
keyboard editor to edit the old keyboard layout<br>(without .xml) and work from \
there. <br><br>Thanks in advance<br><br>Anne-Marie<br><br>> On 9/24/07, Dennis \
Haney <<a href="mailto:davh@davh.dk">davh@davh.dk</a>> wrote:<br>> > Does \
this have support for input methods? Like vietnamese, japanse,, <br>> > Chinese \
etc?<br>> ><br>> > 2007/9/24, Andreas Nicolai <<a \
href="mailto:Andreas.Nicolai@gmx.net">Andreas.Nicolai@gmx.net</a>>:<br>> > \
> Hi everyone,<br>> > ><br>> > > the overhaul of KTouch's \
keyboard engine is complete, with an improved <br>> > > \
layouting/drawing/accessing functionality and an included Keyboard<br>> \
><br>> > editor.<br>> ><br>> > > However, we noticed that \
quite a few of the keyboard layouts were<br>> > > incorrect (wrong color \
codes/key placements) and are incomplete because <br>> ><br>> > \
of<br>> ><br>> > > the limitations of the previous keyboard engine. So \
we KTouch<br>> > > developers would like to ask the community to take a look \
at the old<br>> > > layouts, <br>> ><br>> > convert<br>> \
><br>> > > them into the new XML format and add missing key \
connectivities and<br>> > > characters.<br>> > ><br>> > > \
Simply open the keyboard editor in KTouch, read in an old keyboard file <br>> > \
> (the ones without the xml extension) and start editing:<br>> > > - \
first the characters on each key<br>> > > - then the color codings by \
assigning each key a finger key, note that<br>> > <br>> > the<br>> \
><br>> > > top row of keys should be coded based on the local conventions \
- see<br>> > > for example the german keyboard versus the american/english \
keyboard -<br>> > > lastly check the connectors (which characters can be \
produced by <br>> > > pressing a certain key)<br>> > ><br>> > \
> Please add the reviewed keyboards in XML format to the repository or<br>> \
><br>> > send<br>> ><br>> > > them to Haavard and me. \
<br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks a lot for helping us out, here!<br>> \
> ><br>> > > Bye,<br>> > > Andreas<br>> > ><br>> \
> > --<br>> > > Andreas \
Nicolai \
<a href="mailto:anicolai@syr.edu">anicolai@syr.edu</a><br>> > > PhD \
Candidate, M.A.M.E (315) \
443-2641<br>> > > Syracuse University<br>> > > 151 Link \
Hall<br>> > > Syracuse, NY, 13244 <br>> > > \
_______________________________________________<br>> > > kde-edu mailing \
list<br>> > > <a \
href="mailto:kde-edu@mail.kde.org">kde-edu@mail.kde.org</a><br>> > > <a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu"> \
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu</a><br>> ><br>> > \
--<br>> > Dennis<br>> > \
_______________________________________________<br>> > kde-edu mailing \
list<br>> > <a href="mailto:kde-edu@mail.kde.org"> \
kde-edu@mail.kde.org</a><br>> > <a \
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info/kde-edu</a><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kde-edu \
mailing list <br><a href="mailto:kde-edu@mail.kde.org">kde-edu@mail.kde.org</a><br><a \
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