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Topic: Diff between keymap "Programmer","latin1" and "latin1 no dead keys" ?

During the boot phase I am prompted a couple of times by GParted Live which keymap I want to use:

After entering "german"
I am asked again and I selected "qwertz"
and finally I am asked a third time with the following possible answers:

- programmer
- latin1
- latin no dead keys

Shouldn't everything already be clear after the first keymap question?

Especially the last question is fuzzy for me:

What is the difference between the three choices?

Peter

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Re: Diff between keymap "Programmer","latin1" and "latin1 no dead keys" ?

pstein wrote:

During the boot phase I am prompted a couple of times by GParted Live which keymap I want to use:

After entering "german"
I am asked again and I selected "qwertz"
and finally I am asked a third time with the following possible answers:

- programmer
- latin1
- latin no dead keys

Shouldn't everything already be clear after the first keymap question?

Especially the last question is fuzzy for me:

What is the difference between the three choices?

Peter

Good question. Actually I have no idea about the differences... I am not a German.
The configuration is from Debian package console-data. You might find more info in Debian doc I believe.

Steven.

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Re: Diff between keymap "Programmer","latin1" and "latin1 no dead keys" ?

Hello Peter,

pstein wrote:

Shouldn't everything already be clear after the first keymap question?

Concerning language : a language might be used in more than one country with slight local differences ( German : Austria, Switzerland, Germany and the principalities Liechtenstein and Luxemburg )
Concerning keyboard layout : in multilingual countries like Switzerland ( German, French , Italian and further Roman languages), there might be a necessity to use an other keyboard layout than in Austria ... or simply a tradition since the days of typewriters.

Programmers keyboard : I don't exactly know; maybe there are supplemental keys. I didn't notice any difference, when selecting it with my ordinary keyboard.
Latin1 ( with/without deadkeys ) : a deadkey holds an accent. To set an accent, you hit the accent key (nothing happens) and then you hit the letter ...  the letter arises with the accent. Since some accents are used as standalone marks in programming languages, it might be annoying, when you always need to hit two keys (space bar as second) for a single sign. "No deadkeys" is the solution.

stevenshiau wrote:

The configuration is from Debian package console-data.

It's easier and safer to use a running wheel than to reinvent it.

Regards
cmdr