Bug 11753

Enhancement request:

The deadkeys on the Int'l keyboard(s) constantly get in my way. I propose to
'hide' the deadkeys behind AltGr (the right Alt key).

I have prepared sections to be included into xkb/symbols/us,
xkb/rules/base.lst and xkb/rules/base.xml. I have been using this
layout for three years (it works for me). I am, however no expert and
I have not been able to iron out all xkb errors.

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section to be added to xkb/symbols/us:

// I do NOT like dead-keys - the International keyboard as defined by
// M$ doesn't fit my needs. Why use two keystrokes for all simple
// characters (eg ' and <space> generates a single ') just to have an
// é (eacute) in two strokes as well? I type ' more often than é
// (eacute). - Adriaan
//
// This file works just like a regular keyboard, BUT has the dead-keys
// accessible at level3 (through AltGr). An ë (ediaeresis) is now:
// AltGr+" followed by an e. In other words, this keyboard is not
// international as long as you leave the right Alt key alone.

partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "altgr-intl" {

    name[Group1]= "U.S. English - International (AltGr dead keys)";

    include "us(basic)"
    key <TLDE> { [    grave,    asciitilde,     dead_grave,     dead_tilde      ] };
    key <AE01> { [        1,    exclam,         onesuperior,    exclamdown      ] };
    key <AE02> { [        2,    at,             twosuperior,    dead_doubleacute] };
    key <AE03> { [        3,    numbersign,     threesuperior,  dead_macron     ] };
    key <AE04> { [        4,    dollar,         currency,       sterling        ] };
    key <AE05> { [        5,    percent,                EuroSign                ] };
    key <AE06> { [        6,    asciicircum,            dead_circumflex         ] };
    key <AE07> { [        7,    ampersand,              dead_horn               ] };
    key <AE08> { [        8,    asterisk,               dead_ogonek             ] };
    key <AE09> { [        9,    parenleft,  leftsinglequotemark,dead_breve      ] };
    key <AE10> { [        0,    parenright,rightsinglequotemark,dead_abovering  ] };
    key <AE11> { [    minus,    underscore,     yen,            dead_belowdot   ] };
    key <AE12> { [    equal,    plus,           multiply,       division        ] };

    key <AD01> { [        q,    Q,              adiaeresis,     Adiaeresis      ] };
    key <AD02> { [        w,    W,              aring,          Aring           ] };
    key <AD03> { [        e,    E,              eacute,         Eacute          ] };
    key <AD04> { [        r,    R,              ediaeresis,     Ediaeresis      ] };
    key <AD05> { [        t,    T,              thorn,          THORN           ] };
    key <AD06> { [        y,    Y,              udiaeresis,     Udiaeresis      ] };
    key <AD07> { [        u,    U,              uacute,         Uacute          ] };
    key <AD08> { [        i,    I,              iacute,         Iacute          ] };
    key <AD09> { [        o,    O,              oacute,         Oacute          ] };
    key <AD10> { [        p,    P,              odiaeresis,     Odiaeresis      ] };
    key <AD11> { [ bracketleft, braceleft,              guillemotleft           ] };
    key <AD12> { [ bracketright,braceright,             guillemotright          ] };

    key <AC01> { [        a,    A,              aacute,         Aacute          ] };
    key <AC02> { [        s,    S,              ssharp,         section         ] };
    key <AC03> { [        d,    D,              eth,            ETH             ] };
    key <AC04> { [        f,    F                                               ] };
    key <AC05> { [        g,    G                                               ] };
    key <AC06> { [        h,    H                                               ] };
    key <AC07> { [        j,    J,              idiaeresis,     Idiaeresis      ] };
    key <AC08> { [        k,    K                                               ] };
    key <AC09> { [        l,    L,              oslash,         Ooblique        ] };
    key <AC10> { [semicolon,    colon,          paragraph,      degree          ] };
    key <AC11> { [apostrophe,   quotedbl,       dead_acute,     dead_diaeresis  ] };

    key <AB01> { [        z,    Z,              ae,             AE              ] };
    key <AB02> { [        x,    X,              oe,             OE              ] };
    key <AB03> { [        c,    C,              copyright,      cent            ] };
    key <AB04> { [        v,    V,              registered,     registered      ] };
    key <AB05> { [        b,    B                                               ] };
    key <AB06> { [        n,    N,              ntilde,         Ntilde          ] };
    key <AB07> { [        m,    M,              mu,             mu              ] };
    key <AB08> { [    comma,    less,           ccedilla,       Ccedilla        ] };
    key <AB09> { [   period,    greater,        dead_abovedot,  dead_caron      ] };
    key <AB10> { [    slash,    question,       questiondown,   dead_hook       ] };
    key <BKSL> { [backslash,    bar,            notsign,        brokenbar       ] };

    include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
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one line to be added to xkb/rules/base.lst (just below alt-intl):

  altgr-intl      us: International (with AltGr dead keys)

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section to be added to xkb/rules/base.xml:

        <variant>
          <configItem>
            <name>altgr-intl</name>
            <description>International (with AltGr dead keys)</description>
            <description xml:lang="en_GB">International (with AltGr dead keys)</description>
            <description xml:lang="fr">International (avec touches mortes AltGr )</description>
            <description xml:lang="nl">Internationaal (met AltGr dode toetsen)</description>
            <description xml:lang="de">International (mit AltGr Dead-Key)</description>
          </configItem>
        </variant>

Sorry about the missing other languages - I speak only these four languages :-(

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