Re: [PATCH] services: 'console-keymap-service' takes multiple files.

[Alex Kost]

Albin (2016-04-15 23:19 +0300) wrote:

> Den 2016-04-15 kl. 18:10, skrev Alex Kost:
[...]
>> Albin, does "loadkeys se-ir209 se-fi-ir209" do the right thing for you?
>
> Yes.  I tried it with the GuixSD USB installer on two different
> computers -- a macbook and a traditional desktop PC.
>
>> If I understood correctly this is the exact combination of keymaps that
>> suits your keyboard, right?  Is it a general layout for Swedish
>> keyboards?
>
> It doesn't appear to be the only working combination.  I also tried
> `loadkeys se-lat6 se-fi-lat6` which seems to produce the same result.
> Loading the first keymap (either 'se-ir209' or 'se-lat6') gives me the
> right keyboard except I get the Danish/Norwegian letters 'ø', 'æ'
> instead of the Swedish 'ö', 'ä' and certain characters, e.g. '/' and
> '+', are in the wrong place.  Loading the second keymap (either
> 'se-fi-ir209' or 'se-fi-lat6') fixes that.  There must be some minor
> difference between 'lat6' and 'ir209' but I couldn't see what that would be.

Look at "/run/current-system/profile/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty":
'se-fi-lat6' and 'se-fi-ir209' are actually the same (except for the
commentary lines).  'se-ir209' and 'se-lat6' differs though.

> In other words, using either `loadkeys se-ir209 se-fi-ir209` or
> `loadkeys se-lat6 se-fi-lat6` generates a general Swedish keyboard
> layout from what I can see.

OK, thanks for the explanation.

-- 
Alex