Re: [SPAM] [xml-dev] anyone familiar with a xml format for describing keyboard mappings?

• From: Martin Probst <martin@...>
• To: bryan rasmussen <rasmussen.bryan@...>
• Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:03:58 +0100

Hi,

> I'm just wondering if anyone knows of an xml format for describing
> Keyboard layouts and mappings. The only thing I can think of is the
> xml format used by SC unipad but that is not standardised and at any
> rate I would like not having to program where to place a key, I would
> much rather just have a declarative format that tells me where the key
> is placed.
>

I think both X11 and Mac OS X use XML files to manage keyboard  
mappings. On Mac OS, you'll find them in /System/Library/Keyboard  
Layouts/. But that's not much of a standard, too.

Regards,
Martin

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