Attachment 46794 Details for Bug 37232 – unsuccessful attempt at a Windows compatible l3 switch

[patch] unsuccessful attempt at a Windows compatible l3 switch

0001-Microsoft-Windows-compatible-level-3-switch.patch (text/plain), 2.46 KB, created by Marcin Woliński on 2011-05-17 02:28:47 UTC

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Creator: Marcin Woliński

Created: 2011-05-17 02:28:47 UTC

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>From 046d139492af1efb4adcf27bf13cc20a48c730fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>From: =?UTF-8?q?Marcin=20Woli=C5=84ski?= <wolinski@ipipan.waw.pl>
>Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 11:19:02 +0200
>Subject: [PATCH] Microsoft Windows compatible level 3 switch
>
>On Windows Right Alt is equivalent to the Ctrl+Alt combination and both select level 3. Here we
>define only Right Alt and Left Ctrl+Left Alt as level 3 switch leaving Right Ctrl+Right Alt for
>accessing Ctrl+Alt shortcuts.
>
>This patch is an unsuccessful attempt.
>---
> rules/base.o_s.part |    1 +
> rules/base.xml.in   |    6 ++++++
> symbols/level3      |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/rules/base.o_s.part b/rules/base.o_s.part
>index 3e23396..54370f6 100644
>--- a/rules/base.o_s.part
>+++ b/rules/base.o_s.part
>@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
>   lv3:lwin_switch	=	+level3(lwin_switch)
>   lv3:rwin_switch	=	+level3(rwin_switch)
>   lv3:enter_switch	=	+level3(enter_switch)
>+  lv3:mswin_compat	=	+level3(mswin_compat)
>   caps:capslock		=	+capslock(capslock)
>   caps:numlock		=	+capslock(numlock)
>   caps:shiftlock	=	+capslock(shiftlock)
>diff --git a/rules/base.xml.in b/rules/base.xml.in
>index 33307dd..859e5fe 100644
>--- a/rules/base.xml.in
>+++ b/rules/base.xml.in
>@@ -5563,6 +5563,12 @@
>       </option>
>       <option>
>         <configItem>
>+          <name>lv3:mswin_compat</name>
>+	  <_description>MS Windows compatible (Right Alt and Left Ctrl+Alt)</_description>
>+        </configItem>
>+      </option>
>+      <option>
>+        <configItem>
>           <name>lv3:caps_switch_latch</name>
>           <_description>Caps Lock (chooses 3rd level, latches when pressed together with another 3rd-level-chooser)</_description>
>         </configItem>
>diff --git a/symbols/level3 b/symbols/level3
>index 9d49555..577e855 100644
>--- a/symbols/level3
>+++ b/symbols/level3
>@@ -194,3 +194,24 @@ xkb_symbols "lsgt_switch_latch" {
>   };
>   modifier_map Mod5   { ISO_Level3_Shift };
> };
>+
>+
>+// Microsoft Windows compatible right Alt switch:
>+// right Alt and left Alt+Ctrl switch to level 3
>+//
>+partial modifier_keys
>+xkb_symbols "mswin_compat" {
>+  key <RALT> {
>+    type[Group1]="PC_CONTROL_LEVEL2",
>+    symbols[Group1]= [ ISO_Level3_Shift, Alt_R ]
>+   };
>+  key <LALT> {
>+    type[Group1]="PC_LCONTROL_LEVEL2",
>+    symbols[Group1]= [ Alt_L, ISO_Level3_Shift ]
>+  };
>+  key <LCTL> {
>+    type[Group1]="PC_LALT_LEVEL2",
>+    symbols[Group1]= [ Control_L, ISO_Level3_Shift ]
>+  };
>+//??  modifier_map Mod5   { ISO_Level3_Shift };
>+};
>-- 
>1.7.0.4
>

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