[9fans] german keyboard map ?

[9fans] german keyboard map ?

[Scusi]

hi 9fans,

my plan9 computer is a IBM T20 with a german keyboard. i would like to have
the keyboard mapped proper. i found the kbmap(2,3) manpages. but when i try to
execute kbmap i just get a "bin/kbmap: file not found" back. also searching for
kbmap with "du -a | grep kbmap" brought up nothing looked like a executable 
binary, but the source though. It also looks like there is no german keymap 
by default in /sys/lib/kbmap.

Can someone please point me in the right direction.

thx in advance /~scusi

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[andrey mirtchovski]

kbmap isn't compiled on sources, you'll have to do it yourself:

	% cd /sys/src/cmd 
	% mk kbmap.install

you need to have the appropriate permissions to do it, of course.

as for a german keyboard -- there doesn't appear to be a mapping at
the moment.  feel free to create one :)

andrey

> hi 9fans,
> 
> my plan9 computer is a IBM T20 with a german keyboard. i would like to have
> the keyboard mapped proper. i found the kbmap(2,3) manpages. but when i try to
> execute kbmap i just get a "bin/kbmap: file not found" back. also searching for
> kbmap with "du -a | grep kbmap" brought up nothing looked like a executable 
> binary, but the source though. It also looks like there is no german keymap 
> by default in /sys/lib/kbmap.
> 
> Can someone please point me in the right direction.
> 
> thx in advance /~scusi

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[boyd, rounin]

> execute kbmap i just get a "bin/kbmap: file not found" back.

it's not an executable, it's a file in /dev which you cat one of:

    brahma% pwd
    /n/sources/plan9/sys
    brahma% ls -l lib/kbmap
    --rw-rw-r-- M 1916609 presotto sys 23680 Mar 25 07:54 lib/kbmap/ascii
    --rw-r--r-- M 1916609 presotto sys   735 Mar 16 16:50 lib/kbmap/azerty
    --rw-rw-r-- M 1916609 presotto sys   561 Mar 16 17:23 lib/kbmap/bgmap
    --rw-r--r-- M 1916609 presotto sys   429 Mar 25 08:43 lib/kbmap/ee
    --rw-rw-r-- M 1916609 presotto sys  1360 Mar 17 09:57 lib/kbmap/es
    --rw-rw-r-- M 1916609 presotto sys   369 Mar 18 08:41 lib/kbmap/fi
    --rw-rw-r-- M 1916609 presotto sys    55 Mar 16 16:50 lib/kbmap/uk

onto, to change the map.

they're easy to write, just look at the examples.

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[boyd, rounin]

oh, there's a program too.  hmm, news to me.

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[andrey mirtchovski]

>> execute kbmap i just get a "bin/kbmap: file not found" back.
> 
> it's not an executable, it's a file in /dev which you cat one of:
> 

there's actually an executable too, kbmap(1), which allows you to
switch between keyboards via a gui.

andrey

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[boyd, rounin]

> there's actually an executable too, kbmap(1), which allows you to
> switch between keyboards via a gui.

i still prefer cat :)

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[Scusi]

hi 9fans,

On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:08:41 -0600
andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> wrote:

> kbmap isn't compiled on sources, you'll have to do it yourself:

O.K. that was easy, and worked.
But i can't get the device file working right. kbmap say: 
"can not open /dev/kbmap: file does not exist"

> as for a german keyboard -- there doesn't appear to be a mapping at
> the moment.  feel free to create one :)

will do, but how i find out about the keycodes of my keyboard, to get
the mapping right. is there something on plan9 that does what "xev" does
on unices ?

What stands this unicode character (03ba) in the kbmap(3) manpage for ?
 
thx ~/scusi

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[boyd, rounin]

> But i can't get the device file working right. kbmap say: 
> "can not open /dev/kbmap: file does not exist"

you'll have to recompile your kernel & reboot.  searches the archives.

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[andrey mirtchovski]

> O.K. that was easy, and worked.
> But i can't get the device file working right. kbmap say: 
> "can not open /dev/kbmap: file does not exist"

it's a device you need to bind to dev, the device is named '#κ' (greek
small letter kappa), you can either generate it by 'alt+*+k' or pick
it up from /lib/keyboard:

	% bind -ac '#κ' /dev
	% kbmap

after you've convinced yourself that it works you can put it in
/rc/bin/termrc and /rc/bin/cpurc...

> will do, but how i find out about the keycodes of my keyboard, to get
> the mapping right. is there something on plan9 that does what "xev" does
> on unices ?

it'll suffice to list all the different glyphs that should be
generated by the different keyboard keys..  starting with 'ascii' and
substituting is probably a good idea, or you can look the key
correspondance in X, or on the web...

> 
> What stands this unicode character (03ba) in the kbmap(3) manpage for ?

"greek small letter kappa", check /lib/keyboard or see the unicode command...

>  
> thx ~/scusi

andrey

Re: [9fans] german keyboard map ?

[boyd, rounin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Presotto" <presotto@closedmind.org>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: [9fans] devkbmap.c


> I included the boyd/forsyth keyboard map stuff in the
> kernel.  man kbmap for details.
>
> In general you can
>
> bind -a'#κ' /dev
> cat /dev/kbmap > /tmp/xxx
> edit /tmp/xxx
> cat /tmp/xxx > /dev/kbmap
>
> I also changed /sys/src/9/boot/boot.c to automaticly
> load a map if specified in plan9.ini as
> kbmap=<file>
>
> In this case <file> has to be something you can get
> at before there's a file system so you'll have to
> make sure its in /boot/.  The reason it gets done
> so early is that factotum starts before you have an
> fs and it would be nice if your keyboard had the
> right mapping when you type in your login name
> ans password.
>
> No idea of the boot change works yet.  Haven't tested
> it...
>
> As usual, my apologies to the japanese/chinese/etc.
>
> I'll put any mapping files I get into /sys/lib/kbmap
> on sources.