On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 08:34:39PM +0100, Krishna Birth wrote:
Firstly please note that all k / K letters on this posting are altered to `aCUR* / `aCUR* (spiritual reasons.)
I am sorry to thrust this project to you (mailing list).A I am loo`aCUR*ing for advice or if you have the time to construct a `aCUR*eyboard mapping.A There seems to be some problem regarding "if you assign Mode_switch and ISO_Level3_Shift to different keys, you can assign up to six characters to one key!" see [1]http://tr.opensuse.org/SDB:Using_the_Extra_Keys_on_the_Keyboard
The diacritics are usually typed with non-diacritic letter.A A It would be nice to have facility to use both in convenient way e.g. toggling with a Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey by permanently turning the Caps Loc`aCUR* to a Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey.
Could this be done - When this Fonts / ScriptsA `aCUR*ey is pressed with a letter `aCUR*ey it toggles to diacritic letter 1 or 2 orA 3 (depending on how many diacritics are there connected with a 'target' letter) - this toggling will need to factor in a 'remain at same spot' and toggle these diacritics feature.A When the Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey is released then the cursor would move to the next base.
Here are the target letters, the diacritics connected with them and the URL with more info about them:
A A:* = [2]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0100/index.htm a A:* = [3]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/101/index.htm
D DI-L- = [4]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e0c/index.htm d dI-L- = [5]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e0d/index.htm
H HI-L- = [6]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e24/index.htm h hI-L- = [7]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e25/index.htm
I A:-a = [8]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/12a/index.htm i A:<< = [9]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/12b/index.htm
L LI-L- = [10]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e36/index.htm l lI-L- = [11]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e37/index.htm
L LI* = [12]http://pastehtml.com/view/1az9crq.html - [13]http://bit.ly/doq30H l lI* = [14]http://pastehtml.com/view/1az92sb.htmlA - [15]http://bit.ly/chipOw
M MI* I*= [16]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e40/index.htm m mI* = [17]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e41/index.htm
N A* = [18]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/d1/index.htm n A+- = [19]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/f1/index.htm
N NI-L- = [20]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e46/index.htm n nI-L- = [21]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e47/index.htm
N NI* = [22]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e44/index.htm n nI* = [23]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e45/index.htm
R RI-L- = [24]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e5a/index.htm r rI-L- = [25]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e5b/index.htm
R RI-L-I* = [26]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e5c/index.htm r rI-L-I* = [27]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e5d/index.htm
S SI-L- = [28]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e62/index.htm s sI-L- = [29]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e63/index.htm
S AA* = [30]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/15a/index.htm s AA* = [31]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/15b/index.htm
T TI-L- = [32]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e6c/index.htm t tI-L- = [33]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e6d/index.htm
U AA-a = [34]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/016a/index.htm u AA<< = [35]http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/16b/index.htm
Referring to the above 32 diacritics, in theory a diacritic letterA could have up to 7 diacritics 'sign' variations per letter:
1.A Macron 2. Dot Below 3. Candrabindu 4. Dot Above 5.A Tilde 6.A Dot Below & Macron 7.A Acute
and 2 diacritics 'case' (lower/upper sizes) variations per letter
- in 'total' up to 14 diacritics variations altogether per letter
In actuality, the maximum letter n/N has 6 diacritics sign/case variations and a/A only has 2 diacritics sign/case variations.
Thus if you can turn the Caps Loc`aCUR* into a Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey that can allow up to 7 diacritics variations using this toggle approach:
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap onceA = diacritic letter 1st variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap twiceA = diacritic letter 2nd variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap thrice = diacritic letter 3rd variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap four timesA = diacritic letter 4th variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap five times = diacritic letter 5th variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap six times = diacritic letter 6th variation (sign/case)
Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey press + letter `aCUR*ey tap seven times = diacritic letter 7th variation (sign/case)
The above does not require the case `aCUR*ey (arrow upwards) to be used because the above has both lower and upper letters.
If you feel that 'case `aCUR*ey' producing upper case letters should be used just as it is with non-diacritic letters, then fine.A Thus this would mean:
- 50 percent variations of the above toggle with Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey
press + letter `aCUR*ey tap for lower case letters, and A
- other 50 percent variation of the above toggle Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey
press + letter `aCUR*ey tap + caps `aCUR*ey for upper case letters.
"if you assign Mode_switch and ISO_Level3_Shift to different keys, you can assign up to six characters to one key!" see [36]http://tr.opensuse.org/SDB:Using_the_Extra_Keys_on_the_Keyboard Does this mean it is possible?A Could 7 characters to one `aCUR*ey be possible?
Features to consider for the Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey development:
- Toggle other `aCUR*eyboard mapped layouts for example, languages and
diacritics. 2. Access other fonts through toggling (Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey + another `aCUR*ey) without needing going every time to the particular application's micro layer. 3. Design more styles per letter and/or partner with other fonts and thus more styles on a font and accessing them through toggling (Fonts / Scripts `aCUR*ey + another `aCUR*ey) without needing to go to application's micro layer.
It would be nice to have some person/s on board and get these things done.
Best,
Mee`aCUR*u
I tell you something, I don't think your E-Mail program is encoding all those characters right, they're certainly not arriving right for me.