// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Richard Brežák // // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later // # QWERTY/Neo 2 // // This is a custom keyboard layout that combines regular German QWERTY (mostly // letters of the first 2 levels) with the upper levels of Neo 2. It is // especially useful if you do lots of programming, but don’t want to lose the // letters peculiar to the German layout (ä, ö, u, etc.). I use this layout // with vim where it has proven to be quite useful. // // ## How this layout was created // // - I took the original "neo_base" layout, defined in // /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de // - and modified it to include the standard QWERTY layout for the first // 2 levels. // // The QWERTY layout is built up of the following sections: // // - "de(basic)", defined in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de. // It includes "kpdl(comma)" and "level3(ralt_switch)", both of which are not // necessary as Neo 2 takes care of the respective keys, // - "latin(type4)", defined in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/latin. // It includes "latin(basic)". // // The end result is mostly identical to Neo 2 except for the letters and a few // other keys that have different mappings in either "de(basic)", // "latin(type4)", or "latin(basic)". The changes to Neo 2’s default mappings // can be found at the end of the layout. // // ## Installation // // Append the contents of this file to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de. You can // use `cat qwerty_neo | sudo tee -a /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de >/dev/null` // to do that. // // Add the following tag to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml (e. g. after the // tag that configures Neo 2). // // ``` // // // qwerty_neo // German (QWERTY/Neo 2) // // // ``` // // On Ubuntu, you will likely have to reinstall this layout after an upgrade to // a new version of the OS (e. g. after an update from 17.04 to 17.10). // // ## Usage // // Use it with `setxkbmap de qwerty_neo` or select the layout in your desktop // environment. // partial alphanumeric_keys modifier_keys keypad_keys xkb_symbols "qwerty_neo" { // Levels in Neo jargon // -------------------------------------------------------------- // Ebene 1: normal // Ebene 2: Shift // Ebene 3: Mod3 // Ebene 4: Mod4 (for marking something use Shift + Mod4) // Ebene 5: Shift + Mod3 // Ebene 6: Mod3 + Mod4 // Compose (not a level): Mod3 + Tab // Feststelltaste (Capslock): Shift + Shift // Mod4-Lock: Mod4 + Mod4 // Mod4-Lock: Shift + Mod3 + Tab // Legend // =============== // Levels in Xkbmap jargon to be found here in the definitions. // These are the levels used, and Xorg's translations: // -------------------------------------------------------------- // Xorg: Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Level5 Level6 Level7 Level8 // Neo: Ebene1 Ebene2 Ebene3 Ebene5 Ebene4 Pseudo-Ebene Ebene6 ??? // Keys (Neo): None Shift Mod3 Mod3 + Shift Mod4 Mod4 + Shift Mod3 + Mod4 Mod3 + Mod4 + Shift // Alphanumeric-keys // =============== key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL"; // Tab as Multi_key (Compose) // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ Tab, ISO_Left_Tab, Multi_key, ISO_Level5_Lock, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, ISO_Level5_Lock ] }; // Number row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ dead_circumflex, dead_caron, U21BB, U02DE, dead_abovedot, Pointer_EnableKeys, dead_belowdot, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 1, degree, onesuperior, onesubscript, ordfeminine, NoSymbol, notsign, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 2, section, twosuperior, twosubscript, masculine, NoSymbol, logicalor, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 3, U2113, threesuperior, threesubscript, numerosign, NoSymbol, logicaland, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 4, guillemotright, U203A, femalesymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, U22A5, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 5, guillemotleft, U2039, malesymbol, periodcentered, NoSymbol, U2221, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 6, dollar, cent, U26A5, sterling, NoSymbol, U2225, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 7, EuroSign, yen, U03F0, currency, NoSymbol, rightarrow, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 8, doublelowquotemark, singlelowquotemark, U27E8, Tab, ISO_Left_Tab, U221E, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 9, leftdoublequotemark, leftsinglequotemark, U27E9, KP_Divide, KP_Divide, variation, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ 0, rightdoublequotemark, rightsinglequotemark, zerosubscript, KP_Multiply, KP_Multiply, emptyset, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ minus, emdash, NoSymbol, U2011, KP_Subtract, KP_Subtract, hyphen, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ dead_grave, dead_cedilla, dead_abovering, dead_dasia, dead_diaeresis, NoSymbol, dead_macron, NoSymbol ] }; // Top row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL_SEMIALPHABETIC"; key { [ x, X, ellipsis, Greek_xi, Prior, Prior, Greek_XI, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ v, V, underscore, NoSymbol, BackSpace, BackSpace, radical, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ l, L, bracketleft, Greek_lambda, Up, Up, Greek_LAMBDA, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ c, C, bracketright, Greek_chi, Delete, Delete, U2102, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ w, W, asciicircum, Greek_omega, Next, Next, Greek_OMEGA, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ k, K, exclam, Greek_kappa, exclamdown, NoSymbol, multiply, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ h, H, less, Greek_psi, KP_7, KP_7, Greek_PSI, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ g, G, greater, Greek_gamma, KP_8, KP_8, Greek_GAMMA, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ f, F, equal, Greek_phi, KP_9, KP_9, Greek_PHI, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ q, Q, ampersand, U03D5, KP_Add, KP_Add, U211A, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ ssharp, U1E9E, U017F, Greek_finalsmallsigma, U2212, NoSymbol, jot, NoSymbol ] }; key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL"; key { [ dead_acute, dead_tilde, dead_stroke, dead_psili, dead_doubleacute, NoSymbol, dead_breve, NoSymbol ] }; // Middle row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL_SEMIALPHABETIC"; key { [ u, U, backslash, NoSymbol, Home, Home, includedin, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ i, I, slash, Greek_iota, Left, Left, integral, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ a, A, braceleft, Greek_alpha, Down, Down, U2200, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ e, E, braceright, Greek_epsilon, Right, Right, U2203, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ o, O, asterisk, Greek_omicron, End, End, elementof, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ s, S, question, Greek_sigma, questiondown, NoSymbol, Greek_SIGMA, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ n, N, parenleft, Greek_nu, KP_4, KP_4, U2115, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ r, R, parenright, Greek_rho, KP_5, KP_5, U211D, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ t, T, minus, Greek_tau, KP_6, KP_6, partialderivative, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ d, D, colon, Greek_delta, KP_Separator, comma, Greek_DELTA, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ y, Y, at, Greek_upsilon, period, KP_Decimal, nabla, NoSymbol ] }; // Bottom row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ udiaeresis, Udiaeresis, numbersign, NoSymbol, Escape, Escape, union, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ odiaeresis, Odiaeresis, dollar, U03F5, Tab, Tab, intersection, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ adiaeresis, Adiaeresis, bar, Greek_eta, Insert, Insert, U2135, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ p, P, asciitilde, Greek_pi, Return, Return, Greek_PI, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ z, Z, grave, Greek_zeta, Undo, Redo, U2124, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ b, B, plus, Greek_beta, colon, NoSymbol, U21D0, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ m, M, percent, Greek_mu, KP_1, KP_1, ifonlyif, NoSymbol ] }; key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL"; key { [ comma, endash, quotedbl, U03F1, KP_2, KP_2, U21D2, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ period, enfilledcircbullet, apostrophe, U03D1, KP_3, KP_3, U21A6, NoSymbol ] }; key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL_SEMIALPHABETIC"; key { [ j, J, semicolon, Greek_theta, semicolon, NoSymbol, Greek_THETA, NoSymbol ] }; key.type[Group1] = "EIGHT_LEVEL"; // Space key // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ space, space, space, nobreakspace, KP_0, KP_0, U202F, NoSymbol ] }; // Keypad-keys // =============== // The former Numlock key: key { [ Tab, ISO_Left_Tab, equal, approxeq, notequal, Pointer_EnableKeys, identical, NoSymbol ] }; // Topmost row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ KP_Divide, KP_Divide, division, U2300, U2215, NoSymbol, U2223, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Multiply, KP_Multiply, U22C5, U2299, multiply, NoSymbol, U2297, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Subtract, KP_Subtract, U2212, U2296, U2216, NoSymbol, U2238, NoSymbol ] }; // Top row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ KP_7, U2714, U2195, U226A, KP_Home, KP_Home, upstile, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_8, U2718, uparrow, intersection, KP_Up, KP_Up, U22C2, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_9, dagger, U20D7, U226B, KP_Prior, KP_Prior, U2309, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Add, KP_Add, plusminus, U2295, U2213, NoSymbol, U2214, NoSymbol ] }; // Middle row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ KP_4, club, leftarrow, includedin, KP_Left, KP_Left, U2286, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_5, EuroSign, colon, U22B6, KP_Begin, KP_Begin, U22B7, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_6, U2023, rightarrow, includes, KP_Right, KP_Right, U2287, NoSymbol ] }; // Bottom row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ KP_1, diamond, U2194, lessthanequal, KP_End, KP_End, downstile, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_2, heart, downarrow, union, KP_Down, KP_Down, U22C3, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_3, U2660, U21CC, greaterthanequal, KP_Next, KP_Next, U230B, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Enter, KP_Enter, KP_Enter, KP_Enter, KP_Enter, KP_Enter, KP_Enter, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Equal, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol, NoSymbol ] }; // Bottommost row // -------------------------------------------------------------- key { [ KP_0, U2423, percent, U2030, KP_Insert, KP_Insert, U25A1, NoSymbol ] }; key { [ KP_Separator, period, comma, minutes, KP_Delete, KP_Delete, seconds, NoSymbol ] }; // The above is the full Neo 2 layout. What follows are the customizations // that make most of the letters of a standard German layout available. // latin(basic) key { [ q, Q ] }; key { [ w, W ] }; key { [ e, E ] }; key { [ r, R ] }; key { [ t, T ] }; key { [ y, Y ] }; key { [ u, U ] }; key { [ i, I ] }; key { [ o, O ] }; key { [ p, P ] }; key { [udiaeresis, Udiaeresis ] }; key { [ a, A ] }; key { [ s, S ] }; key { [ d, D ] }; key { [ f, F ] }; key { [ g, G ] }; key { [ h, H ] }; key { [ j, J ] }; key { [ k, K ] }; key { [ l, L ] }; key { [ colon, semicolon ] }; key { [apostrophe, quotedbl ] }; key { [ z, Z ] }; key { [ x, X ] }; key { [ c, C ] }; key { [ v, V ] }; key { [ b, B ] }; key { [ n, N ] }; key { [ m, M ] }; key { [ slash, backslash, question, questiondown ] }; // latin(type4) // Modified to have minus and emdash where you would find minus on a QWERTY // layout. // Neo 2: key { [ j, J ] } // Neo 2: key { [ minus, emdash ] } key { [plus, equal ] }; name[Group1]="German (QWERTY/Neo 2)"; include "shift(both_capslock)" include "level3(caps_switch)" include "level5(lsgt_switch)" include "level5(ralt_switch)" };