Greetings,
I have a Unicomp (USB) APL keyboard. I am running the latest LinuxMint. Using:
xmodmap apl.xmodmap
does work but has two significant problems as follows:
1. Many keys don't match the Unicomp layout of APL characters. For example, on the Unicomp keyboard, ← and → are on the same keyboard key, not two different keys shown in keyboard.txt. Some keys on the Unicomp keyboard represent up to five different characters.
Although I believe keyboard.txt shows a pretty standard layout, it doesn't matter what is correct when the keyboard is showing different keys. It's nice to have a match.
2. It seems the problem can not be fixed with xmodmap because that only allows a limited number of ctl/shift/alt combinations. It seems insufficient for the Unicomp keyboard.
I looked into xkbcomp. That appears powerful enough to fix the problem. It seem like it handles many more ctl/shift/alt left/right combinations. The problem, for me, is that the setup file for xkbcomp seems very complex. Before I spend anymore time with it I am hoping to verify my findings. Also, help with the setup is greatly appreciated. At this point, I'm not really sure what to do.
There is a lot I want to do with GNU APL. This has been holding me back.
Thanks!
Blake McBride