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diff --git a/share/multikey/README b/share/multikey/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c6bd23 --- a/dev/null +++ b/share/multikey/README @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ ++---- how to make your own keymap file. ----+ + +first of all, later on you will be able to choose the keymap, but right now it +selects the keymap according to your language setting. for example, if your +language is "ko", it will select $OPIE_DIR/share/multikey/ko.keymap for the +keymap. so if you want to make a german keymap, copy the en.keymap file to +de.keymap, and edit it. + +your best friend is xmbfed. open the unicode font that is in +$QT_DIR/lib/fonts/unifont.bdf and search for the characters you want to input. +in the keymap file, the columns are... + ++--- row number (there are 5 rows) +| +- qcode (used for special chars like enter, escape, etc...) +| | +v v +1 0 0x36 2 + ^ ^ + | | + | +---- width of key (default key should be 2) + +--- the unicode value (the one you see in xmbded) + +so, lets say you want to edit the 5th key on the 2nd row. find the 5th line +that starts with 2, and replace the 3rd column with the code you found in +xmbdfed. save the file and test it out by restarting opie. it worked, right? +if all you see is a square in it's place, that means your default font doesn't +have that char. go to appearance and change the font to one that has that char. + +and if you want, you can have an image as the label instead of the char itself. +just draw the xpm image in gimp or something, save it, open it in your text +editor, cut off all the surrounding stuff and leave only the stuff between the +" chars. place that after your key definition. not too hard, right? + +if you have problems, suggestions, or just want to tell me something, you can +contact me at jake at asdfnews.org + +jake richardson |