Layout
Specifies the arrangement of keys on the keyboard. Usually, this corresponds to
the labels on the physical key caps, but this is not a hard rule??”you can use a
French keyboard with a German layout, for example. The layout also specifies
how modifiers work (such as Shift, Alt, and Ctrl), the operation of any dead
keys, and the location of the compose key (if any).
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Variant
Selects variations on the keyboard layout. This is commonly used to enable or
disable deadkeys or use modified layouts (such as Dvorak).
Options
Applies options to the keyboard, such as special modifier behavior, compose
keys, and keys and indicators for switching between layout groups.
To find available values, look in the .lst file. Here is the top of rules/xorg.lst:
! model
pc101 Generic 101-key PC
pc102 Generic 102-key (Intl) PC
pc104 Generic 104-key PC
pc105 Generic 105-key (Intl) PC
dell101 Dell 101-key PC
dellm65 Dell Precision M65
everex Everex STEPnote
flexpro Keytronic FlexPro
microsoft Microsoft Natural
The line starting with! identifies the section for a particular parameter: model in this
case. The first word on each of the following lines is a possible value for that parameter,
and the rest of the line is a comment describing that value.
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