https://github.com/vtsykun/belarus-keyboard-layout
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https://github.com/vtsykun/belarus-keyboard-layout
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:white_circle: :red_circle: :white_circle: 3rd level Linux XKB Belarusian keyboard layout
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vtsykun/belarus-keyboard-layout
- Owner: vtsykun
- Created: 2019-08-01T23:23:15.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-08-29T11:08:57.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-26T08:25:29.084Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: viva-belarus
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- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# 3rd level Linux XKB Belarusian keyboard layout
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## Feature
* Add historical and national white-red-white Belarusian flag
* No longer need a Russian keyboard
* Enable Belarusian Latin as 3rd level of English keyboard
## Installation
Clone repository
```
git clone https://github.com/vtsykun/belarus-keyboard-layout.git
cd belarus-keyboard-layout
```
### Step1. Replace bssr flag
```
sudo cp images/by.png /usr/share/iso-flag-png/by.png
```
### Step2. Add custom 3rd level keyboard
Change `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/by` to add a new layout. Add this lines to the end of the file.
[Example](xkb/by)
```
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "viva" {
include "ru(winkeys)"
name[Group1]= "Viva Belarus";
key { [ Byelorussian_shortu, Byelorussian_SHORTU, Cyrillic_shcha, Cyrillic_SHCHA ] };
key { [ apostrophe, apostrophe, Cyrillic_hardsign, Cyrillic_HARDSIGN ] };
key { [ Ukrainian_i, Ukrainian_I, Cyrillic_i, Cyrillic_I ] };
include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
```
Change `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us` to enable Belarusian Latin. Add this lines to the end of the file.
[Example](xkb/us)
```
partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "be-latin" {
include "us"
name[Group1]= "English (Viva Belarus)";
key { [ w, W, scaron, Scaron ] };
key { [ u, U, ubreve, Ubreve ] };
key { [ s, S, sacute, Sacute ] };
key { [ l, L, lstroke, Lstroke ] };
key { [ z, Z, zacute, Zacute ] };
key { [ x, X, zcaron, Zcaron ] };
key { [ c, C, cacute, Cacute ] };
key { [ v, V, ccaron, Ccaron ] };
key { [ n, N, nacute, Nacute ] };
include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
```
Add the new layout declaration to `/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml` (copy & modify us layout section).
[Example](xkb/evdev.xml)
```
...
by
by
Belarusian
bel
legacy
Belarusian (legacy)
....
# -> new lines
viva
Viva Belarus
# -> end new lines
...
...
# The same for english keyboard
...
```
See patch, for details
### Step3. Update xkb cache
Run command to update cache
```
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xkb-data
```
## Enjoy
For russian layout
- `alt-і` for 'и'
- `alt-ў` for 'щ'
- `alt-'` for 'ъ'
For Belarusian Latin layout
- `alt-w` for 'š'
- `alt-u` for 'ŭ'
- `alt-s` for 'ś'
- `alt-l` for 'ł'
- `alt-z` for 'ź'
- `alt-x` for 'ž'
- `alt-c` for 'ć'
- `alt-v` for 'č'
- `alt-n` for 'ń'