If you're using Emacs I can help you bind an input method for it. It will only work in Emacs though.
Regards, Elias On 14 April 2014 18:55, Juergen Sauermann <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de>wrote: > Hi Blake, > > I am not using xkbcomp myself. I have briefly tried it but I am not at all > an expert > in it. I will share all my knowledge with you, but don't expect too much. > All the information > I have came from some emacs guys, see the postings around Oct 28, 2913 on: > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-10/index.html > > Maybe one of the emacs specialists can help you as well. > > The first step is probably to adapt apl.xkb to your keyboard layout. > The new apl.xkb is then compiled into an apl.xkm using xkbcomp (see man > xkbcomp). > The apl.xkm can then be installed (and that should be it, I hope). > > It is correct that xkbcomp is far more powerful that xmodmap, but the power > comes with some more complexity. > > /// Jürgen > > > > On 04/14/2014 06:12 AM, Blake McBride wrote: > > Greetings, > > I have a Unicomp (USB) APL keyboard. I am running the latest LinuxMint. > Using: > > xmodmap apl.xmodmap > > does work but has two significant problems as follows: > > 1. Many keys don't match the Unicomp layout of APL characters. For > example, on the Unicomp keyboard, ← and → are on the same keyboard key, > not two different keys shown in keyboard.txt. Some keys on the Unicomp > keyboard represent up to five different characters. > > Although I believe keyboard.txt shows a pretty standard layout, it > doesn't matter what is correct when the keyboard is showing different keys. > It's nice to have a match. > > 2. It seems the problem can not be fixed with xmodmap because that only > allows a limited number of ctl/shift/alt combinations. It seems > insufficient for the Unicomp keyboard. > > > I looked into xkbcomp. That appears powerful enough to fix the problem. > It seem like it handles many more ctl/shift/alt left/right combinations. > The problem, for me, is that the setup file for xkbcomp seems very > complex. Before I spend anymore time with it I am hoping to verify my > findings. Also, help with the setup is greatly appreciated. At this > point, I'm not really sure what to do. > > There is a lot I want to do with GNU APL. This has been holding me back. > > Thanks! > > Blake McBride > > >
