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Re: [Bug-apl] Unicomp APL keyboard mapping
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enztec |
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Re: [Bug-apl] Unicomp APL keyboard mapping |
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Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:29:02 -0600 |
use scrot - those pictures can be 8K and still have good visual
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:25:44 -0500
Blake McBride <address@hidden> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I was afraid of it blowing up the distribution size too. Both files are
> needed to get all the keys since some characters are on the top while other
> characters are shown on the side of the keys. Perhaps it would be best to
> use the pictures I sent to create a file like your keyboard.txt files.
> That would be small.
>
> I've had this keyboard for many years. I am not sure they actually sell
> them anymore. I suppose the hope is that GNU APL brings renewed interest
> to APL and causes someone to re-release the keyboard. Although the Unicomp
> APL keyboard may be hard to get these days, I believe there are a lot of
> them out there.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Blake
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Juergen Sauermann <
> address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hi Blake,
> >
> > I have added the files, see SVN 228.
> >
> > I also added one of the photos (which blew up the GNU APL tar file from a
> > slim 1.6 MB to 3.7 MB).
> >
> > BTW how did you get the Unicomp keyboard? I sent a query to them last year
> > on their web-page and
> > never got a response?
> >
> > /// Jürgen
> >
> >
> >
> > On 04/27/2014 03:12 PM, Blake McBride wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > With the critical and greatly appreciated help of Andreas <
> > address@hidden>, I have been able to create an xkbcomp
> > configuration that completely and accurately maps the Unicomp APL
> > keyboard under X11. I am attaching the configuration file and
> > documentation
> > to this email.
> >
> > My hope is that these can be added to the standard GNU-APL distribution.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Blake
> >
> >
> >