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diff --git a/debian/README.us-intl b/debian/README.us-intl new file mode 100644 index 0000000..312cc67 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.us-intl @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +US International keyboard layout (us-intl.kmap) (2001/08/24) +=============================================== + +Copyright (C) 2001 Wolfgang Sourdeau <wolfgang@contre.com> + +This keymap and this document are distributed under the GNU +General Public License. + +This package provides an accurate replacement for the US Latin1 keymap. +Not only does it provides the same keys, it also adds the ability to obtain +more accented characters as well as characters not otherwise found on the +standard US International layout (French typographic quotes, Euro sign, ...). + +Please note also that the keymap provided is available only in text console +mode. The X Window System is using a different keymap handling system that +is incompatible with the Linux keymap handling system. + +Here is an excerpt of the specific characters that are obtained: + +Quote, backquote, circumflex and guillemot: + a,e,i,o,u : acute, grave, circumflex, umflaut + y : acute, umlaut + c (quote) : c cedilla + +Tilde-able characters: + n, a, o + +AltGr: + ? : ¿ (inverted "?") + ! : ¡ (inverted "!") + y : yen + c : cent + p : English pound + s : ¨ (8859-1: umlaut, 8859-15: s caron) + z : ¸ (8859-1: cedilla, 8859-15: z caron) + o : Ø (O bar) + < : « (left French typographic quote) + > : » (right French typographic quote) + shift + o: ° (degree sign) + e (with 8859-15) : Euro sign + 5 (with 8859-15) : Euro sign + +Compose ("print screen" + sequence) + o + e: ½ (8859-1: one half, 8859-15: bound "oe") + a + e: æ (bound "ae") + s + s: ß (German double-s) + t + h: þ (Theta) + " + c: © (copyright sign) + " + r: ® (registered sign) + - + o: º (superscript o) + - + a: ª (superscript a) + + + -: ± (more or less) + ^ + s: ¨ (8859-1: umlaut, 8859-15: s caron) + ^ + z: ¸ (8859-1: cedilla, 8859-15: z caron) + ^ + x: × (cross) + ^ + /: ÷ (divide) + ^ + .: · (centered dot) + +Note that this list is based on the ISO-8859-15 character set. The +descriptions for certain symbols might not be correct if you are using +ISO-8859-1 although most of them are. Actually the characters displayed +might not be conform to their description. DO NOT FORGET TO SET YOUR +CONSOLE ACCURATELY. + +Any request and bug reports should be sent to <wolfgang@contre.com>. + |