XKeyboard layouts

[Kyle Faber]

Ok, so I have recently acquired a Microsoft Office keyboard from a friend=
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hated it.  (large desk footprint, few other reasons)

I would love the irony of using this keyboard under linux, since the MS=20
hardware department is a losing venture (as is every other department bes=
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windows and office)  So I like the idea that I am costing MS money.  Anyw=
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back to my problem.

It has all kinds of extra buttons that are not part of the current XFree8=
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keyboard layout.  Some of them are, but most not.  I am able to get the=20
signals from xev (X Event Viewer)  but now I am stuck as to what to do wi=
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them.

Some lite research has pointed me to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/ and the keyb=
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layout files in there.  But I am stumped as to where I could just write=20
"signal X =3D button Y"  or is it not that easy?


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Kyle Faber
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