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 > 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
