rich1.0phorkiehttps://p.cweiske.de/Kinesis Ergo xmodmap replacement in 2026 (Wayland)Christian Weiske86400900900<!-- embedding all files of https://p.cweiske.de/975 -->
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<h1>Goal</h1>
<p>Custom english keyboard layout for the Kinesis Advantage2 that allows easy input of German Umlauts (äöüÄÖÜß) by pressing "right alt + a/o/u/s" or "right alt + shift + a/o/u/s".</p>
<p>Layout can be selected in the Gnome shell 48.7 keyboard settings.</p>
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<h1>Setup</h1>
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mkdir -p ~/.config/xkb/rules ~/.config/xkb/symbols
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<p>Store the files in those directories:</p>
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<li><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">~/.config/xkb/rules/evdev</span></tt></li>
<li><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">~/.config/xkb/rules/evdev.xml</span></tt></li>
<li><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">~/.config/xkb/symbols/cweiske</span></tt></li>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="https://p.cweiske.de/154">https://p.cweiske.de/154</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://p.cweiske.de/678">https://p.cweiske.de/678</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://codeaffen.org/2023/09/16/custom-keyboard-layouts-with-xkb/">https://codeaffen.org/2023/09/16/custom-keyboard-layouts-with-xkb/</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2024/04/28/the-simplest-thing-in-the-world-modifing-keymaps-in-wayland/">https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2024/04/28/the-simplest-thing-in-the-world-modifing-keymaps-in-wayland/</a></li>
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</pre></td><td class="de1"><pre class="de1">// Mandatory to extend the
! include %S/evdev
 
! option     = symbols
  cweiske:kinesis = +cweiske(kinesis)
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</pre></td><td class="de1"><pre class="de1">partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "kinesis" {
    include "pc+us(altgr-intl)+inet(evdev)"
    name[Group1] = "cweiske (English intl., with AltGr dead keys)";
 
    key <AC01> {
        type= "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
        symbols[Group1]= [               a,               A,          adiaeresis,  Adiaeresis ]
    };
    key <AD03> {
        type= "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
        symbols[Group1]= [               e,               E,          EuroSign,    EuroSign ]
    };
    key <AD07> {
        type= "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
        symbols[Group1]= [               u,               U,          udiaeresis,  Udiaeresis ]
    };
    key <AD09> {
        type= "FOUR_LEVEL_ALPHABETIC",
        symbols[Group1]= [               o,               O,          odiaeresis,  Odiaeresis ]
    };
};
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