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@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-+----  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. 
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                                                                            |
+| the basics                                                                 |
+|                                                                            |
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 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...)
 | |
@@ -17,41 +15,90 @@ 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, or running 
-
-host$ $OPIEDIR/bin/qcop QPE/TaskBar "reloadInputMethods()" 
+xmbdfed. save the file and test it out by selecting another map, and
+selecting the one you are editing again.
 
 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?
+" chars. place that after your key definition. not too hard, right? one thing
+about this is you cant use xpm images for shift or any other meta keys.
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                                                                            |
+| shift and meta keys                                                        |
+|                                                                            |
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 about shift and meta characters. to place chars in the shift map, the line
 should consist of two columns. the non-shifted char and the shifted char. for
 example. 
 
-0x36   0x46
+0x71   0x51
+
+so, 0x71 (q)  shifted is 0x51 (Q). 
+
+and now for meta chars. the reason why you have this feature is because of
+languages like german, where you can hold down the meta (alt-gr) key and enter
+in other special characters. it's like having a second shift. to add chars to
+this map, you do the following.
+
+m 0x71  0x31
+
+here, if you hold down meta and hit the 0x71 (q) key, 0x31 (1) would be input.
+get it? and one more thing about meta keys and shifting at the same time. if
+you wanted the above key to shift while meta is held down, just add the
+original shifted key to the meta map, like this.
+
+m 0x51 0x7e
+
+here if you hit meta and then shift, you would get 0x7e (!).
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                                                                            |
+| circumflex and diaeresis                                                   |
+|                                                                            |
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+just in case you use french, there are also maps for circumflex chars and
+diaeresis. for example...
+
+2 0         0x69    2
+0x69  0x49
+c 0x69 0xee
+d 0x69 0xef
+
+this would define an 'i' with a shift, circumflex, and a diaeresis definition.
+to shift the circumflex and diaeresis keys, do the same as you would with a
+meta key. add the orignal key shifted to the circumflex and diaeresis maps.
+
+c 0x49 0xce
+d 0x49 0xcf
 
-so, 0x36 shifted is 0x46. and for meta chars. the reason why you have this 
-feature is because of languages like german, where you can hold down the 
-meta-alt key and enter in other special characters. it's like having
-a second shift. to add chars to this map, you do the following.
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                                                                            |
+| special keys                                                               |
+|                                                                            |
++----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
-m 0x36  0x84
+to define special keys like the meta key, circumflex or diaeresis keys, here
+is what you should use.
 
-and here, if you hold down the meta-alt and hit the 0x36 key, 0x84 would be
-input. get it?
+5 0x1030    0       2 # opens config dialog
+5 0x1022    0       3 # meta
+2 0         0x2c6   2 # circumflex
+0x2c6       0xa8      # diaeresis
 
 if you have problems, suggestions, or just want to tell me something, you can
 contact me at jake at asdfnews.org
 
 jake richardson