Comments on: Adding Pipe and Tab to the N810 Keyboard http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: miker http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230706 miker Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:01:43 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230706 I changed the last two for the changes I made. I changed the last two for the changes I made.

]]> By: LoCusF http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230703 LoCusF Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:50:23 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230703 In which part do I add the key { ... } as tajuna mentioned in his post? In which part do I add the key { … } as tajuna mentioned in his post?

]]> By: Mike Rowehl: This is Mobility » Blog Archive » Swapped Keyboard Mapping Techniques on the N810 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230588 Mike Rowehl: This is Mobility » Blog Archive » Swapped Keyboard Mapping Techniques on the N810 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:29:01 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-230588 [...] the comments to my previous post about remapping keys on the keyboard of my N810 there was a mention of editing the X server keyboard mapping file at [...] [...] the comments to my previous post about remapping keys on the keyboard of my N810 there was a mention of editing the X server keyboard mapping file at [...]

]]> By: geoff http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-229660 geoff Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:07:33 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-229660 Great tip. Now changed and expanded on my N810 to put 'Pipe' on the Yen spot and add braceleft and braceright as FN-M and FN-; Two questions for anyone...How can we create an actual DELETE key with a FN-BKSP (or BackSpace...) Nothing I have tried is accepted by xmodmap And how do we actually access the fourth colum in the mapping? We have, for example: m M bar bar bar....but what if we wanted: m M bar bracketleft Anyone know how that is accessed? I cannot find any key combos which work. Great tip. Now changed and expanded on my N810 to put ‘Pipe’ on the Yen spot and add braceleft and braceright as FN-M and FN-;

Two questions for anyone…How can we create an actual DELETE key with a FN-BKSP (or BackSpace…) Nothing I have tried is accepted by xmodmap

And how do we actually access the fourth colum in the mapping? We have, for example: m M bar bar bar….but what if we wanted: m M bar bracketleft

Anyone know how that is accessed? I cannot find any key combos which work.

]]> By: moa http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-226251 moa Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:05:43 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-226251 The easiest way to add a "|" (pipe) to your keyboard layout is editing the rx-44 file as mentioned above (/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-44). tajuma is right, but doesn't explain it very well. All you have to do is replace "EuroSign" with "bar". Original: key { [ m, M, EuroSign, EuroSign ] }; After Editing: key { [ m, M, bar, bar ] }; Give your n810 a hard reset and you should have a pipe with Fn-m. The easiest way to add a “|” (pipe) to your keyboard layout is editing the rx-44 file as mentioned above (/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-44).

tajuma is right, but doesn’t explain it very well. All you have to do is replace “EuroSign” with “bar”.

Original:
key { [ m, M, EuroSign, EuroSign ] };

After Editing:
key { [ m, M, bar, bar ] };

Give your n810 a hard reset and you should have a pipe with Fn-m.

]]> By: Sean Luke http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-225143 Sean Luke Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:54:21 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-225143 Interesting, I have a similar page with lots of resources for OS2007 here: http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/n800/keyboard I'm upgrading to OS2008, so expect this page to update accordingly. Interesting, I have a similar page with lots of resources for OS2007 here:

http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/n800/keyboard

I’m upgrading to OS2008, so expect this page to update accordingly.

]]> By: MichaelA http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-222155 MichaelA Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:39:13 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-222155 I don't know if my problem is related, but I figured I'd give it a shot. Apologies if I'm shooting in the dark here... I recently updated my n810 to 2.2007.50-2 the other day, and every since I've lost the function of some keys on the hardware keyboard. The Fn key no longer works, so I can't select the blue characters, Chr doesn't work either (no character menu comes up on the screen), and I'm pretty sure Ctrl isn't working too (although in truth I never really used it before the update.) Is this something I can fix by editing a file? I took a look at my rx-44 file as mentioned above, and it looks fairly sane. Any help is appreciated! I don’t know if my problem is related, but I figured I’d give it a shot. Apologies if I’m shooting in the dark here…

I recently updated my n810 to 2.2007.50-2 the other day, and every since I’ve lost the function of some keys on the hardware keyboard. The Fn key no longer works, so I can’t select the blue characters, Chr doesn’t work either (no character menu comes up on the screen), and I’m pretty sure Ctrl isn’t working too (although in truth I never really used it before the update.)

Is this something I can fix by editing a file? I took a look at my rx-44 file as mentioned above, and it looks fairly sane. Any help is appreciated!

]]> By: daniels http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221701 daniels Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:19:46 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221701 Editing the XKB layout is hardly the 'brute-force' approach: xmodmap is an ugly hack, whereas editing the layout is definitely the best option. You can make completely arbitrary customisations there. -daniels, Maemo X maintainer Editing the XKB layout is hardly the ‘brute-force’ approach: xmodmap is an ugly hack, whereas editing the layout is definitely the best option. You can make completely arbitrary customisations there.

-daniels, Maemo X maintainer

]]> By: tajuma http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221696 tajuma Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:03:44 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221696 My brute force solution to this has been to edit directly file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-44. One very useful change, IMHO, is to map the front cover 'back' button to 'post menu' which makes it a lot easier to use (e.g. with Maemo mapper) with lid closed: key { type="EIGHT_LEVEL", [ F4, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape ] }; Other changes I have made are Fn-Backspace => ESC, Fn-Space => Tab and Chr => Left Control: key { type="EIGHT_LEVEL", [ BackSpace, BackSpace, Escape, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace ] }; key { type="EIGHT_LEVEL", [ space, space, Tab, space, space, space, space, space ] }; key { type="EIGHT_LEVEL", [ Control_L, Control_L, Control_L, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key ] }; modifier_map Control { Control_L, Control_R }; And finally to allow your application to receive Ctrl-E (which is otherwise global search): gconftool-2 --set -t string /apps/osso/keybindings/global/osso-global-search '' My brute force solution to this has been to edit directly file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-44.

One very useful change, IMHO, is to map the front cover ‘back’ button to ‘post menu’ which makes it a lot easier to use (e.g. with Maemo mapper) with lid closed:

key { type=”EIGHT_LEVEL”, [ F4, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape ] };

Other changes I have made are Fn-Backspace => ESC, Fn-Space => Tab and Chr => Left Control:

key { type=”EIGHT_LEVEL”, [ BackSpace, BackSpace, Escape, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace ] };

key { type=”EIGHT_LEVEL”, [ space, space, Tab, space, space, space, space, space ] };

key { type=”EIGHT_LEVEL”, [ Control_L, Control_L, Control_L, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key, Multi_key ] };
modifier_map Control { Control_L, Control_R };

And finally to allow your application to receive Ctrl-E (which is otherwise global search):

gconftool-2 –set -t string /apps/osso/keybindings/global/osso-global-search ”

]]> By: miker http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221687 miker Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:32:58 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/12/31/adding-pipe-and-tab-to-the-n810-keyboard/#comment-221687 Because the control key and the i key are on the same side of the keyboard. The function key and the m and semicolon keys are on different sides, it's just a much easier combo to type. Because the control key and the i key are on the same side of the keyboard. The function key and the m and semicolon keys are on different sides, it’s just a much easier combo to type.

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