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: '''Left-hand side''': KP_PAGE_UP/KP_PAGE_DOWN/KP_END/KP_HOME

== Layouts ==

We have a single keyboard model (the hardware; geometry and keycodes), but many layouts (the printing on the keys).
Both are listed in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml .

I believe we do not yet have an xkb geometry file. [[User:MitchellNCharity|MitchellNCharity]] 00:49, 3 October 2007 (EDT)


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:49, 3 October 2007

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Arabic keyboard layout
Close-up of an old prototype
Keyboard and touchpad (low-resolution image)

Hardware

The ALPS Electric KGDMFA001 provides both Touch Pad/Tablet and keyboard.

80+ keys, 1.0mm stroke; sealed rubber-membrane key-switch assembly. (from Hardware specification#Integrated_peripherals).

Specification: File:KGDMFA001-non-confidential.pdf (towards bottom).

Non-keyboard keyscodes

As of 15:22, 19 June 2007 (EDT) the handheld-mode keypads bind to

Right-hand side: up/down/left/right
Left-hand side: KP_PAGE_UP/KP_PAGE_DOWN/KP_END/KP_HOME

Layouts

We have a single keyboard model (the hardware; geometry and keycodes), but many layouts (the printing on the keys). Both are listed in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml .

I believe we do not yet have an xkb geometry file. MitchellNCharity 00:49, 3 October 2007 (EDT)

See also

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