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keytable.map(4)						       keytable.map(4)

NAME
       keytable.map - maps keyboard type and layout to keytable

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/openwin/etc/keytables/keytable.map

DESCRIPTION
       The  keytable map contains information that maps keyboard type and lay‐
       out to the appropriate keytable file.  The keyboard type and layout are
       generally  obtained from the kernel using appropriate ioctl calls.  The
       keyboard layout is assumed to be US layout (code=0)  on	Sun  keyboards
       prior  to  type	4.   The layout is determined by a keyboard DIP switch
       setting on type-4 and subsequent types.	The keytable file  contains  a
       mapping of keycap symbols to phyical keys.

       For each keyboard type and layout, a single line should be present with
       the following information:

	      keyboardtype    keyboardlayout	keytablefilename

       Any characters following	 a  white  space  after	 the  keytablefilename
       field,  through	the end of line are disregarded.  The fields are sepa‐
       rated by any number of blanks and/or TAB	 characters.   A  leading  `#'
       indicates  the  beginning  of  a	 comment, which may appear only as the
       first character on the line.  Such comment lines are  ignored  by  rou‐
       tines that read the file.

EXAMPLE
       An example of a keytablemap file appears below.

	      {
	      # keytable.map
	      #
	      # The keytable map associates a keyboard with its
	      # corresponding keytable.	 Keytables are located in
	      # /usr/openwin/etc/keytables.
	      #
	      # The keyboard type and layout are generally obtained
	      # from the kernel using appropriate ioctl calls.	The
	      # keyboard type is stored in a keyboard ROM.  The
	      # keyboard layout is assumed to be 0 on Sun keyboards
	      # prior to type 4 and is determined by a DIP switch
	      # setting on type-4 and later keyboards.
	      #
	      # Notes:
	      # To test a new keytable before installing it, copy it
	      # to $HOME/.keytable, start the server and test.
	      # (Remember to remove $HOME/.keytable after testing.)
	      #
	      # Format of an entry:
	      # keyboard_type  keyboard_layout	keytable_filename
	      #

	      #Type   Layout  Filename
	      2	      0	      US2.kt
	      3	      0	      US3.kt
	      4	      0	      US4.kt	      # Sun US Type 4 keyboard
	      4	      2	      FranceBelg4.kt
	      4	      3	      Canada4.kt
	      # -- Truncated --

FILES
       /usr/openwin/etc/keytables/keytable.map

NOTES
       This file is intended to be used only by the Xsun server.

				 24 July 1995		       keytable.map(4)
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