How can I change the key-map in a specific keyboard language?

sharafat · 03-09-2007, 11:47 PM

I want to use the Bengali(Bangladesh) keyboard layout in Fedora core 6. But the default key-board layout doesn't match the layout I use in Windows. How can I change the key-map so that I can create a new layout with customized keys?

Simon Bridge · 03-10-2007, 03:58 AM

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But the default key-board layout doesn't match the layout I use in Windows.

Have you tried using the bengali locale?

http://www.bengalinux.org/documents/...mini-howto.php
http://www.bengalinux.org/howto/bengali.html#KEYBOARD
... they seem a tad out of date, you will probably use xorg now instead of xfree86.

But bengalinux.org looks very helpful.

You can create custom keyboard layouts using xkb:
http://hektor.umcs.lublin.pl/~mikosm...youts-xkb.html

aeruzcar · 03-10-2007, 08:19 AM

What dekstop are you using?
With kde I setup the language on the kcontrol from the keyboard layout, but I do not know if the bengalese option is available

sharafat · 03-10-2007, 09:39 PM

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You can create custom keyboard layouts using xkb:
http://hektor.umcs.lublin.pl/~mikosm...youts-xkb.html

Yeah, this is what I need. Thanks a lot.
The other two links are useful, too.