https://github.com/archf/americano
A keyboard layout optimized for more comfortable english and french typing
https://github.com/archf/americano
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A keyboard layout optimized for more comfortable english and french typing
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/archf/americano
- Owner: archf
- Created: 2015-02-24T02:50:27.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-11-23T16:22:00.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-11-23T18:19:30.820Z (7 months ago)
- Language: Makefile
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- Size: 1.05 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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## The layout(s)
### americano-qwlm (multilingual)
qwlmf yéik[]'
arstg huep'
zxcvb nj,./
QLWMF YÉIKOK{}
ARSTG HUPEDP"
ZXCVB NJ,.?
### americano-code
qwlmf y:ik[]'
arstg huep'
zxcvb nj,./
QLWMF YUIKOK{}
ARSTG HNPEDP"
ZXCVB ÉJ,.?
* no Level3(ralt_switch)
* no deadgrave
## Supported platforms
* linux
* windows
* MacOS (using Ukelele app)
## Installation
## Linux
Run `make install`. This will install the layout in `~/.config/xkb` (symlinks)
Then add keyboard to your Desktop Environment.
For gnome-desktop: `make de-gnome`
For mate-desktop: `make de-mate`
And restart your session or logout-login to make it available to your desktop
environnement.
See `make help` for more.
### MacOS
Run `make osx`.
This will:
- install the layout
- install DefaultKeyBinding.Dict config
- install karabiner configuration
## Gnome related configuration
```bash
> gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.desktop.input-sources
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current uint32 0
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources mru-sources [('xkb', 'code'), ('xkb', 'qwlm'), ('xkb', 'us'), ('xkb', 'ca')]
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources per-window false
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources show-all-sources false
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources [('xkb', 'qwlm'), ('xkb', 'code'), ('xkb', 'us'), ('xkb', 'ca')]
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-model 'pc105+inet'
org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options @as []
```
### Windows installation
Simply run the installer. You can edit the klc file and recompile if you wish.
You will need microsoft keyboad layout creator though.
## XKB and libcommon guide
- NoSymbol → acts as a placeholder if you want to define a later symbol
- VoidSymbol → like a /dev/null symbol : it produces no actions
Useful articles:
- ()[]
## Et voilà!
Feel free to improve!