Re: [Bug-apl] Unicomp APL keyboard mapping

[enztec]

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
> >
> >
> >