How to increase the number of keyboard mappings beyond four?

[NoOp]

On 07/27/2009 08:59 AM, NoOp wrote:
> On 07/27/2009 08:24 AM, Avraham Hanadari wrote:
>> Please forgive my duplicate posting. I thought perhaps the Subject 
>> heading on the original letter was unclear.
>> 
>> Ubuntu by default limits the number of possible keyboard mappings to
>> four. I'm a linguist and language hobbyist, and I really would like to
>> have access to more. I just learned how to enable Chinese, using the
>> SCIM input method. So, now I'm actually up to five. I'm sure there's a
>> way to tweak some system file to increase the number.  There are many 
>> system files which contain the word "keyboard". Can anyone tell me which 
>> one I'd need to edit?
>> 
>> Many thanks, Avraham
> 
> Probably because nobody knows? The first place that I'd check is
> launchpad. But first you'd need to know which package is responsible; my
> _guess_ is that these are the one's to try:
> 
> console-setup
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/console-setup
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup
> 
> scim
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/scim
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/scim/+bugs
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/scim
> 
> Try posting the question in the answers section of either; if it's the
> wrong package, then one of the dev/helpers can direct it to the right one.

Sorry, forgot to mention; if you check the 'list of files' on the
packages pages:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/console-setup
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/scim
you may find one that will allow you to modify.