[Ubuntu-PH] Philippines National Keyboard Layout

Mon Oct 11 14:06:08 UTC 2010

Hello again everyone,

Here's the new version with the accent symbols listed below added.  But
the way to use it is the Unicode-way (letter first, then accent after).

*To type:*
combining tilde as in "ng̃": g then AltGr+Shift+~
combining acute as in "Pahilís": i then AltGr+'
combining grave as in "Paiwà": a then AltGr+`
combining circumflex as in "Pakupyâ": a then AltGr+y (just below number
6 [which has the non-combining ^ character])

The four changes above are not ISO-based, I moved them to where I think
we're already familiar with exception of ^ which is in AltGr+y (which is
also easier to access than the number 6).

*Other changes in this version (v3.4)*
- changed all codings from XKB Keysyms to Unicode hexadecimal for
greater compatibility with non-US standard (physical) keyboard
models/designs.
- added more extra characters

To see the keymappings, just open the attached file in your favorite
Unicode text editor.

Wanted: feedbacks
Do try to use it, as in, install then type away (I suggest getting an
/ancient/ :þ Philippine book in any Philippine language).

~ JC

On Monday, 11 October, 2010 01:37 PM, Pablo Manalastas wrote:
> I believe that any Filipino keyboard has to have provisions for
> accenting words. The accent key is pressed first, and the the letter
> to which to apply the accent is pressed next.
>
> You need the following accent marks:
>
>
>       ´
>
> 	
>
>
>     Pahilís (Acute)
>
>
>       `
>
> 	
>
>
>     Paiwà (Grave)
>
>
>       ˆ
>
> 	
>
>
>     Pakupyâ (Circumflex)
>
> For example to type the word Paiwà, you need to type the characters in
> the order P-a-i-w-`-a, where [`] is the key for "grave accent", not
> the back slash key. Typing [`]-[a] produces the accented letterà.
> Similarly for the acute accent key and the circumflex accent key.
> Other examples of accented words are: mabilís, mayumÌ, maragsâ.
>
> Salamat.
>
> ~Pablo Manalastas~
>
>
>
> 2010/10/10 JC 施洗 John ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔ Sese 謝 Cuneta ᜃᜓᜈᜒᜆ
> <jcjohn.sesecuneta at laibcoms.com <mailto:jcjohn.sesecuneta at laibcoms.com>>
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>     Attached is the X Keyboard file that you can use to try out v2 of
>     the Philippines National Keyboard Layout, hopefully will become
>     the official one down the road.  Before the long explanation,
>     here's a HowTo install:
>
>     ----------------------------------
>
>     * Just put the "ph" file in: /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
>
>     Step 1.0: Open these two files
>         gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst
>         gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst (xfree86.lst)
>
>     Step 1.1 Search for: ! variant
>     Step 1.2 before it, add
>       ph              Philippines
>
>     Step 2.0: Open these two files
>         gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml
>         gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml (xfree86.xml)
>
>     Step 2.1 Search for: </layoutList>
>     Step 2.2 before it, add
>         <layout>
>           <configItem>
>             <name>ph</name>
>             <shortDescription>Phi</shortDescription>
>             <description>Philippines</description>
>             <languageList><iso639Id>eng</iso639Id></languageList>
>           </configItem>
>           <variantlist/>
>         </layout>
>
>     ----------------------------------
>
>     Now for the long explanation:
>     First of all, I decided to base this new National keyboard layout
>     on the (soon-to-be standard) ISO/IEC 9995-3:2009 keyboard layout. 
>     This is to make sure that if ever this becomes the official or /de
>     facto/ keyboard for Filipinos, the characters will not change much
>     if we bought a different keyboard or we're in another country
>     (well, that was the idea of ISO but only Canada and some other
>     country uses the ISO layout, we might become the third).
>
>     Secondly, I only "activated" the characters that I have personally
>     seen in used by Filipinos here in the Philippines (regular
>     citizens to businesses).  That means this is only a partial
>     ISO-based keyboard.  My guideline is, if there is no valid reason
>     to add a character, then do not add it.
>
>     Third, I added the ₱eso sign and enye Ññ both of which are not
>     part of ISO/IEC 9995-3:2009 keyboard layout.  The reason is
>     simple, this is a "National" keyboard for us, it is only
>     appropriate to add these two characters since we use these.
>
>     The guidelines I used:
>     a) Prioritized the layout of ISO/IEC 9995-3
>     b) Next, prioritized the keys that Filipinos actually use
>     c) Next, do not deviate away from the methods used by ISO in
>     typing similar characters (eg: ¥ and ₱, as explained below)
>
>     Next, I'm going to run down the characters I added
>     1) ₱eso sign - to type press: AltGr+Shift+P
>     -- Why?  The Japanese ¥en / Chinese ¥uan sign is typed as:
>     AltGr+Shift+Y.  I do not want to deviate away from that method.
>     -- Why not 3, 4 or 5?  3 have #³£; 4 already have $¼€; 5 have %½↑
>     -- And Guideline letter C above.
>
>     2) Ññ - to type press: AltGr+Shift+N for uppercase; AltGr+n for
>     lowercase
>     3) Number keys from 1 to 0 have the following: Level 3 (AltGr) -->
>     ¹²³¼½¾⅛⅜⅝⅞; Level 4 (AltGr+Shift) --> ¡¤£€↑↓←→±™
>
>     From hereon, it is always: Level 3 (AltGr) first then followed by
>     Level 4 (AltGr+Shift)
>     4) e: œ Œ - "oe", still being used in English today.  fœderal;
>     diarrhœa
>     5) r: ¶ ® - "¶" signifies end of paragraph; and Registered
>     Trademark sign
>     6) y: ɼ ¥ - I have to add ɼ (AltGr+y) so AltGr+Shift+Y (¥) will work.
>     7) p: þ ₱ - I have to add þ (AltGr+p) so AltGr+Shift+P (₱) will
>     work.  The þ character looks like the emoticon :p anyway.
>     8) a: æ Æ - "ae", still being used in English today.  Archœology;
>     Æon Flux
>     9) ;: ° (degrees sign), so we can now type easily: It's too hot
>     today!  Ubuntu weather reports 28°C T_T
>     10) \: ə Ə (schwa, usually used in text books and by linguists)
>     11) z: « - double-left arrow
>     12) x: » - double-right arrow
>     13) c: ¢ © - cents and Copyright
>     14) v: “ ‘ - a stylish double quote and single quote; Office
>     suites and WYSIWYG's actually use these ones
>     15) b: “ ‘ - a stylish double quote and single quote; Office
>     suites and WYSIWYG's actually use these ones
>     16) n: ñ Ñ
>     17) m: µ º - micro symbol, example: µblog.  º means an "ordinal
>     number", so if I put 1º it reads as "1st"; 2º it reads as 2nd.  We
>     don't really use this, maybe mathematicians and physicists do. 
>     Besides, there's a space for AltGr+Shift+M if I don't add it,
>     might as well use it.
>     18) ,: … × - "…" is a *single* character "..." (ellipsis). Useful
>     for microbloggers, saves you two characters.  Next is the
>     Multiplication sign "×", compare that to lowercase letter 'x': ×x×x
>     19) .: · ÷ - middle dot and division sign
>     20) ]: a combining tilde - example g with a tilde: g then AltGr+] 
>     = g̃  historically, Philippine languages puts a tilde above the
>     letter g.  Read:
>     http://laibcoms.com/the-history-of-mr-nang-and-ms-ng  Educators,
>     historists, linguists may need this ability.
>
>
>     So far, I'm cool with this version (v2).  I'm looking for
>     feedbacks specially if there are experts out there or if there is
>     a "committee" of sorts that handles this type of "National" things
>     (DOST?)  If not, then it is up to us to decide on which format the
>     first "Philippines National Keyboard Layout" will take form.
>
>     Feel free to pass this to the rest of the Philippine Linux
>     community and any other lists that might be interested in this
>     project.  If the feedback is good, then I'll start creating a
>     Windows7 version, then we can start spreading this new layout and
>     submit to X.org too.
>
>     Thank you very much.
>
>
>
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