A user in country with a non Latin charset (like Russian), might switch the keyboard layout during a Mixxx run. I am afraid it will be hard for Mixxx to predict which Layout a user will use during a run. So how will Mixxx decide which Controller for a specific layout should be enabled?
Am 24.06.2016 um 21:38 schrieb Ferran Pujol Camins: > What about treating different keyboard layouts as different controllers? > So a users would only see mappings corresponding to their layout. > > 2016-06-23 0:47 GMT+02:00 Daniel Schürmann <dasch...@mixxx.org > <mailto:dasch...@mixxx.org>>: > > Hi Jordi, > > great! This would fix: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/997811 > > Kind regards, > > Daniel > > Am 23.06.2016 um 00:15 schrieb Jordi Ortolá Ankum: > > Hi folks! > > > > Now that I am working on the Keyboard Controller > > <https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/966> I am re-implementing all > > aspects of the keyboard, but in the form of a controller. One of those > > aspects is supporting multiple keyboard layouts for different languages > > and choosing the right one depending on the current locale. > > > > Currently we have 12 different files, one file per keyboard layout > > (en_US.kbd.cfg, es_ES.kbd.cfg, etc), from which one is loaded in while > > booting Mixxx (if custom mapping isn't found). But now, if the keyboard > > is a controller and is listed under "preferences -> controllers", it is > > suddenly possible to change keyboard mapping (KeyboardControllerPresets) > > at runtime by clicking on the preset dropdown menu. > > > > Now here is the thing. If we keep having one file per language, that > > means that me, having a en_US keyboard layout, I will also get the > > russian keyboard layout listed as an option. As a user I shouldn't be > > amused (no offense to the Russians ^^, the same goes for other foreign > > layouts), especially considering that I just wanted to go and choose the > > default mapping. /But oh, wait.. there are 12 default mapping > presets?/ > > > > I would say that if those 12 different presets, which actually represent > > the same mapping, where just in one file: Default.kbd.xml, that would be > > a lot clearer. I propose to make the new keyboard presets multi-language > > compatible and ship just one file, containing default mappings for all > > languages. When the user selects a preset and the XML is parsed, it > > would only load in the mapping for the current local keyboard layout or > > default to en_US if the selected preset doesn't support your layout. If > > the keyboard layout was changed at runtime, the keyboard controller > > would go and see if the current preset has mappings for the new keyboard > > layout, and if found, load them in. > > > > What do you think? > > > > --Jordi > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park > in San > > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech > luminaries > > present their vision of the future. This family event has > something for > > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > > http://sdm.link/attshape > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > > http://mixxx.org > > > > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries > present their vision of the future. This family event has something for > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > http://sdm.link/attshape > _______________________________________________ > Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today > http://mixxx.org > > > Mixxx-devel mailing list > Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
