[Freerdp-devel] keyboard layout

[Gerry Reno]

I realize that there are a few things missing in dfbfreerdp.

But, is it possible to use a ZWERTY keyboard with dfbfreerdp?

I didn't see any option related to keyboard layout so is QWERTY keyboard
the only choice?


Gerry

[Nils Andresen]

Hi Gerry,
the keyboard is defined by the -k option.
i.e. "xfreerdp -k 0xB0000407" runs xfreerdp using a german neo 2 layout.
A list of all possible layouts is available using "xfreerdp --kbd-list".

I guess that ZWERTY is a french layout so you could try "xfreerdp -k 0x0000040C"

Yours,
Nils

Post by Gerry Reno
I realize that there are a few things missing in dfbfreerdp.
But, is it possible to use a ZWERTY keyboard with dfbfreerdp?
I didn't see any option related to keyboard layout so is QWERTY keyboard
the only choice?
Gerry

[Philippe Auphelle]

Post by Nils Andresen
I guess that ZWERTY is a french layout so you could try "xfreerdp -k 0x0000040C"

Nope, a french layout would be AZERTY ! :)

Post by Nils Andresen
Hi Gerry,
the keyboard is defined by the -k option.
i.e. "xfreerdp -k 0xB0000407" runs xfreerdp using a german neo 2 layout.
A list of all possible layouts is available using "xfreerdp --kbd-list".
I guess that ZWERTY is a french layout so you could try "xfreerdp -k 0x0000040C"
Yours,
Nils

Post by Gerry Reno
I realize that there are a few things missing in dfbfreerdp.
But, is it possible to use a ZWERTY keyboard with dfbfreerdp?
I didn't see any option related to keyboard layout so is QWERTY keyboard
the only choice?
Gerry

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[Nils Andresen]

Post by Philippe Auphelle
Nope, a french layout would be AZERTY ! :)

AH. ;-)
But did you find what you were looking for?

Nils

[Philippe Auphelle]

Hi Nils,

Sorry:
I mentioned this wasn't a French layout because I'm using one all the time,
but I wasn't the originator of the question! :)

In fact, I've never seen or heard of a ZWERTY layout before, and I couldn't
find one by googling around.

Post by Nils Andresen

Post by Philippe Auphelle
Nope, a french layout would be AZERTY ! :)

AH. ;-)
But did you find what you were looking for?
Nils
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[Nils Andresen]

Post by Philippe Auphelle
I mentioned this wasn't a French layout because I'm using one all the time,
but I wasn't the originator of the question!  :)

Ah. Great. I'm a bit fuzzy today...

[Bengt-Arne Fjellner]

Post by Philippe Auphelle
Hi Nils,
I mentioned this wasn't a French layout because I'm using one all the time, but
I wasn't the originator of the question! :)
In fact, I've never seen or heard of a ZWERTY layout before, and I couldn't find
one by googling around.

Also not originator.

from:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/225261/computer-keyboards-in-other-countries#post_2724893

"In some European countries, such as Germany, the Q and Z have been
reversed on the keyboard, thus the first six letters are ZWERTY."

[Nils Andresen]

Post by Bengt-Arne Fjellner
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/225261/computer-keyboards-in-other-countries#post_2724893

Post by Bengt-Arne Fjellner
"In some European countries, such as Germany, the Q and Z have been
reversed on the keyboard, thus the first six letters are ZWERTY."

Hmm, odd example. In Germany it's not q and z, but y and z. So the
normal German layout reads QWERTZ

And to make things worse: I answered that changing the layout is
possible using xfreerdp. The question was esp. asked for dfbfreerdp.
I'd better keep my hands off the keyboard for today..

Nils

[Gerry Reno]

This question about ZWERTY came from my client. I don't have the
keyboard here.

But when I did a grep for keyboard_layout under dfb/ it didn't look like
it was using any keyboard_layout stuff.

And when I checked the help it shows options for keyboard layout but
when I checked the code where the available command line arguments are
parsed I didn't see any options related to keyboard for dfbfreerdp.

So is it not possible to use other keyboards with dfbfreerdp?


Gerry

Post by Nils Andresen

Post by Bengt-Arne Fjellner
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/225261/computer-keyboards-in-other-countries#post_2724893

Post by Bengt-Arne Fjellner
"In some European countries, such as Germany, the Q and Z have been
reversed on the keyboard, thus the first six letters are ZWERTY."

Hmm, odd example. In Germany it's not q and z, but y and z. So the
normal German layout reads QWERTZ
And to make things worse: I answered that changing the layout is
possible using xfreerdp. The question was esp. asked for dfbfreerdp.
I'd better keep my hands off the keyboard for today..
Nils
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[Philippe Auphelle]

Sure, and I saw the same message you report when I googled around.
The problem is that double checking by googling for "German keyboard layout"
and looking at all it returned (starting by tens of keyboard map images)
invalidated this.
All the German keyboard layouts I've found seem to be strictly based on
QWERTY.

And as far as I can tell, querying for ZWERTY doesn't return any scheme or
seriously referenced mention of any ZWERTY layout, just a few messages
mentioning that ZWERTY string.

So I suspect that the ZWERTY keyboard is either
1) a typo
2) a urban legendor
3) a really well kept secret.

Let's hope the originator of the question comes back and and satisfy
our *insatiable
curiosity.* :)


On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:35, Bengt-Arne Fjellner <

Post by Philippe Auphelle

Post by Philippe Auphelle
Hi Nils,
I mentioned this wasn't a French layout because I'm using one all the

time, but

Post by Philippe Auphelle
I wasn't the originator of the question! :)
In fact, I've never seen or heard of a ZWERTY layout before, and I

couldn't find

Post by Philippe Auphelle
one by googling around.

Also not originator.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/225261/computer-keyboards-in-other-countries#post_2724893
"In some European countries, such as Germany, the Q and Z have been
reversed on the keyboard, thus the first six letters are ZWERTY."
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