Bug 8728

Summary:	new Dvorak french layout
Product:	xkeyboard-config	Reporter:	Frédéric Boiteux <fboiteux>
Component:	General	Assignee:	xkb
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	high	CC:	fboiteux, nicolas.mailhot
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	l10n
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:
Attachments:	preliminary patch New bepo (french Dvorak) layout

Description Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-23 04:42:25 UTC

Hello,

  An improved version of current french Dvorak layout is going to be set up by
community of users (on http://gpl.insa-lyon.fr/Dvorak-Fr/), and we'd like to
include it in Xorg. You'll find in attachment a preliminary patch, as we aren't
ready at now. One of our main concern is how to handle old (obsolete) dvorak
layout (from J.Mouette) and how to name our improved one.
  A version of this layout also exists for Typematrix 2030 keyboard (see
http://gpl.insa-lyon.fr/Dvorak-Fr/XKB6%2e2%2e1%2e1) but I didn't include it in
the patch as I don't know how to handle it.
  Could you please evaluate this patch, I'll take account of your remarks for
the real one ?

  Thanks,
    Frédéric.

Comment 1 Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-23 04:46:58 UTC

Created attachment 7489 [details] [review]
preliminary patch

Here is the preliminary patch for comments

Comment 2 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2006-10-26 15:24:36 UTC

Does "preliminary" mean I should not commit it? Or is it ready for commit - but
you're kinda letting me know there might be some changes?

Comment 3 Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-26 23:12:17 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
Don't commit it, It was here only as a draft, as I didn't
know if it is complete nor correct.
  I'll submit real one soon, perhaps today...

Comment 4 Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-27 03:59:56 UTC

Created attachment 7551 [details] [review]
New bepo (french Dvorak) layout

Here is the correct patch (from my view point :)

Comment 5 Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-27 04:35:28 UTC

A remark for french translators :
we suggest the description « Bépo, ergonomique, méthode Dvorak » for the new
layout, and « (Obsolète) Dvorak » for the legacy one...

Comment 6 Denis Barbier 2006-10-28 06:03:43 UTC

Err, declaring someone else's work as obsolete without
his consent is unfair.  AFAICT Josselin would prefer to
merge both French dvorak layouts.  I do not know if this
is doable from your point of view, but it seems to be a
better option.

Comment 7 Frédéric Boiteux 2006-10-30 04:09:12 UTC

(In reply to comment #6)
> Err, declaring someone else's work as obsolete without
> his consent is unfair.  AFAICT Josselin would prefer to
> merge both French dvorak layouts.  I do not know if this
> is doable from your point of view, but it seems to be a
> better option.

This layout is an evolution of J.Mouette's one, updated and improved from
statistical works and french Dvorak community. You can see in :
https://if-gpl.insa-lyon.fr/pipermail/dvorak-fr/2006-October/000469.html
that J.Mouette (citation) is OK with this process ...

Comment 8 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2006-11-02 12:51:10 UTC

Ok, if Josselin is happy with obsoleting existing variant - I am committing the
patch. If he is unhappy - we could always try to merge/revert or smth. Hopefully
it will not be treated as disrespect or offence.

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