Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-17 Thread Walter Bender
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:32 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:

> [snip]
> >
> > I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
> > have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
> > get someone else to do this.
>
>
> Yes, I have one - the spanish one. What I need to know  is how to
> enable the key combination for language switching .
>

You can define new xb mappings in the symbols file for Nepali. Should be in:

/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/np


>
> [snip]
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Basanta Shrestha
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 3:20 PM, James Cameron  wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
>> suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
>> hard/clicky one.
>
> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
>
>> We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
>> very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
>> one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
>> if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
>> that key - key 56 at
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
>
> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
> but it might be factored in to your decision.

The cost for customization and building again is not expensive. I have a build
machine set up in front of me.
>
> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
>
> Walter says use a key combination:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
>
> And says that customisation will be needed:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
>
> Then you suggest alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
>
> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
>
> And you asked about the alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
>
> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.

Yes, that was exactly what happened.
>
> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
> get someone else to do this.


Yes, I have one - the spanish one. What I need to know  is how to
enable the key combination for language switching .

>
>> Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
>> Please suggest.
>
> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
> you intended to mention some characteristic?

Parhaps you may be right, but It is really inconvenient when you want to
 type fast on membrane keyboard. The problem is exactly what Prof.
Sameer Varma has pointed out later in this thread - "the outer edges
of the fingers get in the way of a full key depress" but even thismay
not be big issues for kids cause they mostly type character by
character using two fingers.

>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Sameer Verma
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:19 PM, John Watlington  wrote:
>
> On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Walter Bender wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:03 PM, John Watlington  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Walter,
>>You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not
>> rated
>> for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the
>> membrane
>> keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky
>> keyboard is
>> only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one
>> minute
>> to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)
>
>
> ..if you have a replacement keyboard... any insight into how easy it would
> be to make replacement keys in the field?
>
>
> I would say impossible, but that would be underestimating the creativeness
> of
> our deployments.
>
> At the electrical level, the crunchy and chewy keyboards have the same
> contacts,
> so I don't expect that to be the failure mechanism.   Failure should be due
> to the
> mechanical parts (as it is with the membrane keyboards).   If you pull off
> the keycap
> and the guide mechanism, the key still activates when you press on the
> membrane
> or the rubber cap (which provides both the spring action and presses on the
> contacts)
> glued to it.
>

Back in January 2013, while visiting Khairat (India) I saw a couple of
girls using the eraser end of a pencil to push the torn keys on their
XO-1s from 2007 (which BTW still hold charge and run the mesh!).

Sameer

> Cheers,
> wad
>
>> WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
>> by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a
>> choking
>> hazard.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> wad
>>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread John Watlington

Sameer,
   We made a tooling change to improve that feeling --- we increased
the chamfer around the key openings so that if you miss the key slightly,
your finger slides into the opening more easily.
Unfortunately, this didn't go into production until the XO-4 hit production.

Thanks for pointing that out.   I'm not sure if Subir and Rabi are aware
that the original membrane keyboard is no longer available.   The current
membrane keyboard is covered by a plastic grid (making it much harder
to peel off a key).   See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/File:XO-1.75_siblings.jpg

Cheers,
wad

On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:08 PM, Sameer Verma wrote:

> On a related note, I was curious about deployment experiences with the
> new membrane design with plastic grid in between keys. Although this
> does help with premature peeling of keys, I've always had trouble with
> these keyboards - the outer edges of my fingers get in the way of a
> full key depress. Then again, the keys aren't designed for me, so I'm
> curious how these do in the field.
> 
> cheers,
> Sameer
> 
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:03 PM, John Watlington  wrote:
>> 
>> Walter,
>>   You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not rated
>> for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the membrane
>> keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky
>> keyboard is
>> only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one
>> minute
>> to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)
>> 
>> WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
>> by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a
>> choking
>> hazard.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> wad
>> 
>> On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Walter Bender wrote:
>> 
>> James,
>> 
>> Do we have any data re the mechanical reliability/durability/repairability
>> of the "hard/clicky" keyboards? We do know that although there were some
>> issues with membrane pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design)
>> there numerous ingenious local repairs such that most are still working
>> after 7 years.
>> 
>> regards.
>> 
>> -walter
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:35 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
 Hi all,
 We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
 suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
 hard/clicky one.
>>> 
>>> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
>>> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
>>> 
 We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
 very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
 one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
 if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
 that key - key 56 at
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
>>> 
>>> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
>>> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
>>> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
>>> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
>>> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
>>> but it might be factored in to your decision.
>>> 
>>> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
>>> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
>>> 
>>> Walter says use a key combination:
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
>>> 
>>> And says that customisation will be needed:
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
>>> 
>>> Then you suggest alt+space:
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
>>> 
>>> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
>>> 
>>> And you asked about the alt+space:
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
>>> 
>>> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
>>> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.
>>> 
>>> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
>>> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
>>> get someone else to do this.
>>> 
 Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
 Please suggest.
>>> 
>>> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
>>> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
>>> you intended to mention some characteristic?
>>> 
>>> --
>>> James Cameron
>>> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread John Watlington

On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Walter Bender wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:03 PM, John Watlington  wrote:
> 
> Walter,
>You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not rated
> for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the membrane
> keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky keyboard 
> is
> only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one minute
> to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)
> 
> ..if you have a replacement keyboard... any insight into how easy it would be 
> to make replacement keys in the field?

I would say impossible, but that would be underestimating the creativeness of
our deployments.

At the electrical level, the crunchy and chewy keyboards have the same contacts,
so I don't expect that to be the failure mechanism.   Failure should be due to 
the
mechanical parts (as it is with the membrane keyboards).   If you pull off the 
keycap
and the guide mechanism, the key still activates when you press on the membrane
or the rubber cap (which provides both the spring action and presses on the 
contacts)
glued to it.

Cheers,
wad

> WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
> by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a choking
> hazard.
> 
> Cheers,
> wad
> 

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Sameer Verma
On a related note, I was curious about deployment experiences with the
new membrane design with plastic grid in between keys. Although this
does help with premature peeling of keys, I've always had trouble with
these keyboards - the outer edges of my fingers get in the way of a
full key depress. Then again, the keys aren't designed for me, so I'm
curious how these do in the field.

cheers,
Sameer

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:03 PM, John Watlington  wrote:
>
> Walter,
>You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not rated
> for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the membrane
> keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky
> keyboard is
> only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one
> minute
> to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)
>
> WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
> by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a
> choking
> hazard.
>
> Cheers,
> wad
>
> On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Walter Bender wrote:
>
> James,
>
> Do we have any data re the mechanical reliability/durability/repairability
> of the "hard/clicky" keyboards? We do know that although there were some
> issues with membrane pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design)
> there numerous ingenious local repairs such that most are still working
> after 7 years.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:35 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> > We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
>> > suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
>> > hard/clicky one.
>>
>> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
>> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
>>
>> > We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
>> > very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
>> > one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
>> > if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
>> > that key - key 56 at
>> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
>>
>> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
>> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
>> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
>> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
>> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
>> but it might be factored in to your decision.
>>
>> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
>> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
>>
>> Walter says use a key combination:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
>>
>> And says that customisation will be needed:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
>>
>> Then you suggest alt+space:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
>>
>> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
>>
>> And you asked about the alt+space:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
>>
>> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
>> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.
>>
>> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
>> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
>> get someone else to do this.
>>
>> > Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
>> > Please suggest.
>>
>> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
>> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
>> you intended to mention some characteristic?
>>
>> --
>> James Cameron
>> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Walter Bender
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:03 PM, John Watlington  wrote:

>
> Walter,
>You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not rated
> for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the
> membrane
> keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky
> keyboard is
> only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one
> minute
> to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)
>

..if you have a replacement keyboard... any insight into how easy it would
be to make replacement keys in the field?

>
> WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
> by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a
> choking
> hazard.
>
> Cheers,
> wad
>
> On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Walter Bender wrote:
>
> James,
>
> Do we have any data re the mechanical reliability/durability/repairability
> of the "hard/clicky" keyboards? We do know that although there were some
> issues with membrane pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design)
> there numerous ingenious local repairs such that most are still working
> after 7 years.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:35 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> > We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
>> > suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
>> > hard/clicky one.
>>
>> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
>> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
>>
>> > We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
>> > very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
>> > one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
>> > if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
>> > that key - key 56 at
>> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
>>
>> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
>> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
>> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
>> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
>> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
>> but it might be factored in to your decision.
>>
>> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
>> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
>>
>> Walter says use a key combination:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
>>
>> And says that customisation will be needed:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
>>
>> Then you suggest alt+space:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
>>
>> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
>>
>> And you asked about the alt+space:
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
>>
>> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
>> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.
>>
>> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
>> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
>> get someone else to do this.
>>
>> > Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
>> > Please suggest.
>>
>> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
>> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
>> you intended to mention some characteristic?
>>
>> --
>> James Cameron
>> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>>
>
>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread John Watlington

Walter,
   You remember correctly.  The hard/clicky/crunchy keyboards are not rated
for as long a lifetime as the membrane/chewy keyboards.   While the membrane
keyboard design was tested to 5 million key presses, IIRC the clicky keyboard is
only rated to 1 million key presses.   (On the other hand, it takes one minute
to replace a clicky keyboard versus twenty for a membrane keyboard.)

WARNING:  The clicky keyboard was not approved for use by small children
by UL.   The reason is that if the keys are pulled off they present a choking
hazard.

Cheers,
wad

On Jun 16, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Walter Bender wrote:

> James,
> 
> Do we have any data re the mechanical reliability/durability/repairability of 
> the "hard/clicky" keyboards? We do know that although there were some issues 
> with membrane pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design) there 
> numerous ingenious local repairs such that most are still working after 7 
> years.
> 
> regards.
> 
> -walter
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:35 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
> > suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
> > hard/clicky one.
> 
> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
> 
> > We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
> > very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
> > one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
> > if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
> > that key - key 56 at
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
> 
> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
> but it might be factored in to your decision.
> 
> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
> 
> Walter says use a key combination:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
> 
> And says that customisation will be needed:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
> 
> Then you suggest alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
> 
> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
> 
> And you asked about the alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
> 
> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.
> 
> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
> get someone else to do this.
> 
> > Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
> > Please suggest.
> 
> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
> you intended to mention some characteristic?
> 
> --
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread James Cameron
I have no such data, sorry.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 07:13:48AM -0400, Walter Bender wrote:
> James,
> 
> Do we have any data re the mechanical
> reliability/durability/repairability of the "hard/clicky" keyboards?
> We do know that although there were some issues with membrane
> pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design) there numerous
> ingenious local repairs such that most are still working after 7
> years.
> 
> regards.
> 
> -walter

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Walter Bender
James,

Do we have any data re the mechanical reliability/durability/repairability
of the "hard/clicky" keyboards? We do know that although there were some
issues with membrane pealing (presumably resolved with the newer design)
there numerous ingenious local repairs such that most are still working
after 7 years.

regards.

-walter


On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:35 AM, James Cameron  wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
> > suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
> > hard/clicky one.
>
> I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
> to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.
>
> > We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
> > very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
> > one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
> > if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
> > that key - key 56 at
> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.
>
> Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
> would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
> key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
> customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
> know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
> but it might be factored in to your decision.
>
> You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
> sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:
>
> Walter says use a key combination:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html
>
> And says that customisation will be needed:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html
>
> Then you suggest alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html
>
> Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html
>
> And you asked about the alt+space:
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html
>
> But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
> had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.
>
> I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
> have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
> get someone else to do this.
>
> > Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
> > Please suggest.
>
> I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
> keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
> you intended to mention some characteristic?
>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 01:54:19PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> Hi all,
> We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
> suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
> hard/clicky one.

I think it is great to seek input from the community, but don't forget
to ask your OLPC contact for help as well.

> We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard switching was
> very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose hard/clicky
> one is that it doesn't have key for language switching ( correct me
> if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it doesn't have
> that key - key 56 at
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts.

Yes, that's a good reason not to choose the mechanical keyboard; you
would have to customise your operating system build again, to add a
key combination for keyboard language switch.  If the cost of
customising is too high, you should order membrane keyboard.  I don't
know the relative costs of the keyboards, and their replacement rates,
but it might be factored in to your decision.

You identified the lack of language switch key in this same thread on
sugar-devel@ back in November 2013, from which I'll draw some status:

Walter says use a key combination:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045724.html

And says that customisation will be needed:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045800.html

Then you suggest alt+space:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045807.html

Daniel Drake says to use olpc-os-builder:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045851.html

And you asked about the alt+space:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2013-November/045857.html

But the thread dried up on that subject because the units you received
had a membrane keyboard, not a mechanical keyboard.

I think you need to change the xkb files, but I'm not sure.  Do you
have a mechanical keyboard you can test with?  If not, you'll have to
get someone else to do this.

> Hard/Clicky on the other hard is more convenient while typing.
> Please suggest.

I don't understand why you think it is more convenient.  To me the
keyboards are equally convenient for an inexperienced child.  Perhaps
you intended to mention some characteristic?

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2014-06-16 Thread Basanta Shrestha
Hi all,
We are planning on ordering the next lot of XO-4s and I need some
suggestions on which keyboard model to choose -membrane  or
hard/clicky one. We had membrane one for our first lot and keyboard
switching was very convenient on that model.  One reason not to choose
hard/clicky one is that it doesn't have key for language switching (
correct me if I am wrong) -I have one spanish hard/clicky and it
doesn't have that key - key 56 at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts. Hard/Clicky on the
other hard is more convenient while typing. Please suggest.

-Basanta

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
>> Amazingly changing the manufacturing data didn't do the job but changing
>> /etc/sysconfig/keyboard did. Wow! Now I have Nepali input system. Thank you
>> all.
>>
>> Now I need to find a place to change default locale to ne_NP, so that the
>> default interface is in Nepali. There is an option to do this in
>> manufacturing data but it would be better if it can be done using file.
>
> If all you want to do is change default keyboard and language, you can
> avoid doing any manufacturing data changes, and just do the [base]
> olpc-os-builder configuration I mentioned in my last email.
>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-13 Thread Daniel Drake
On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Basanta Shrestha
 wrote:
> Amazingly changing the manufacturing data didn't do the job but changing
> /etc/sysconfig/keyboard did. Wow! Now I have Nepali input system. Thank you
> all.
>
> Now I need to find a place to change default locale to ne_NP, so that the
> default interface is in Nepali. There is an option to do this in
> manufacturing data but it would be better if it can be done using file.

If all you want to do is change default keyboard and language, you can
avoid doing any manufacturing data changes, and just do the [base]
olpc-os-builder configuration I mentioned in my last email.

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-13 Thread Walter Bender
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Paul Fox  wrote:
> basanta wrote:
>  > Amazingly changing the manufacturing data didn't do the job but changing
>  > /etc/sysconfig/keyboard did. Wow! Now I have Nepali input system. Thank you
>  > all.
>
> i believe /etc/sysconfig/keyboard is created on first boot, using
> information gleaned from manufacturing data.  see
> /usr/sbin/olpc-configure for details.  this would explain why changing
> the manufacturing tags didn't help -- they've already been consulted,
> on your test laptop.
>
> paul
>

Yes. This means that if you reflash, it will use the keyboard
specified in the manufacturing data, so you probably want to set it
correctly.

regards.

-walter
>  >
>  > Now I need to find a place to change default locale to ne_NP, so that the
>  > default interface is in Nepali. There is an option to do this in
>  > manufacturing data but it would be better if it can be done using file.
>  > -basanta
>  >
>  >
>  > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Walter Bender 
> wrote:
>  >
>  > > Makes things much easier. Now you just have to change the
>  > > manufacruring data as was suggested earlier, but you don't need to
>  > > modify the xkb symbol table.
>  > >
>  > > Good luck.
>  > >
>  > > -walter
>  > >
>  > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:24 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
>  > > > Okay, that is consistent with the data we have for the SKU311
>  > > > mentioned by Samuel on 8th November.
>  > > >
>  > > > The divide and multiply key is the language switch key.
>  > > >
>  > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:36:35PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
>  > > >> The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the
>  > > other one
>  > > >> the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?).
>  > > >> -Basanta
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
>  > > >> basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:
>  > > >>
>  > > >> D
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake 
>  > > wrote:
>  > > >>
>  > > >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron <
>  > > qu...@laptop.org>
>  > > >> wrote:
>  > > >> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
>  > > >> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults
>  > > as we
>  > > >> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
>  > > >> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for
>  > > [base], see
>  > > >>
>  > > http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/
>  > > >> README#n46
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be
>  > > having
>  > > >> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal
>  > > with each
>  > > >> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be
>  > > following :
>  > > >>
>  > > >> [base]
>  > > >> default_language=us
>  > > >>
>  > > >> default_kbd_model=us
>  > > >> default_kbd_layout=us
>  > > >> default_kbd_variant=np
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default
>  > > and
>  > > >> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as
>  > > combination.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is 
> only
>  > > >> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in
>  > > Nepali.
>  > > >>
>  > > >> -basanta
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
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>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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>  >
>  >
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-12 Thread Paul Fox
basanta wrote:
 > Amazingly changing the manufacturing data didn't do the job but changing
 > /etc/sysconfig/keyboard did. Wow! Now I have Nepali input system. Thank you
 > all.

i believe /etc/sysconfig/keyboard is created on first boot, using
information gleaned from manufacturing data.  see
/usr/sbin/olpc-configure for details.  this would explain why changing
the manufacturing tags didn't help -- they've already been consulted,
on your test laptop.

paul

 > 
 > Now I need to find a place to change default locale to ne_NP, so that the
 > default interface is in Nepali. There is an option to do this in
 > manufacturing data but it would be better if it can be done using file.
 > -basanta
 > 
 > 
 > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Walter Bender 
 > wrote:
 > 
 > > Makes things much easier. Now you just have to change the
 > > manufacruring data as was suggested earlier, but you don't need to
 > > modify the xkb symbol table.
 > >
 > > Good luck.
 > >
 > > -walter
 > >
 > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:24 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
 > > > Okay, that is consistent with the data we have for the SKU311
 > > > mentioned by Samuel on 8th November.
 > > >
 > > > The divide and multiply key is the language switch key.
 > > >
 > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:36:35PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
 > > >> The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the
 > > other one
 > > >> the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?).
 > > >> -Basanta
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
 > > >> basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:
 > > >>
 > > >> D
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake 
 > > wrote:
 > > >>
 > > >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron <
 > > qu...@laptop.org>
 > > >> wrote:
 > > >> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
 > > >> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
 > > >>
 > > >> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults
 > > as we
 > > >> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
 > > >> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for
 > > [base], see
 > > >>
 > > http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/
 > > >> README#n46
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be
 > > having
 > > >> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal
 > > with each
 > > >> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be
 > > following :
 > > >>
 > > >> [base]
 > > >> default_language=us
 > > >>
 > > >> default_kbd_model=us
 > > >> default_kbd_layout=us
 > > >> default_kbd_variant=np
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default
 > > and
 > > >> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as
 > > combination.
 > > >>
 > > >> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
 > > >> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in
 > > Nepali.
 > > >>
 > > >> -basanta
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >>
 > > >> --
 > > >> Basanta Shrestha
 > > >> Network Engineer
 > > >> Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal
 > > >> Tel: +977.1.551, 5520075 Ext. 303
 > > >> Cell: +977.9818 605110
 > > >> http://www.olenepal.org
 > > >
 > > > --
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 > > > http://quozl.linux.org.au/
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > > --
 > > Walter Bender
 > > Sugar Labs
 > > http://www.sugarlabs.org
 > >
 > 
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-12 Thread Basanta Shrestha
Amazingly changing the manufacturing data didn't do the job but changing
/etc/sysconfig/keyboard did. Wow! Now I have Nepali input system. Thank you
all.

Now I need to find a place to change default locale to ne_NP, so that the
default interface is in Nepali. There is an option to do this in
manufacturing data but it would be better if it can be done using file.
-basanta


On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Walter Bender wrote:

> Makes things much easier. Now you just have to change the
> manufacruring data as was suggested earlier, but you don't need to
> modify the xkb symbol table.
>
> Good luck.
>
> -walter
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:24 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
> > Okay, that is consistent with the data we have for the SKU311
> > mentioned by Samuel on 8th November.
> >
> > The divide and multiply key is the language switch key.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:36:35PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> >> The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the
> other one
> >> the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?).
> >> -Basanta
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
> >> basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> D
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron <
> qu...@laptop.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> >> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
> >>
> >> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults
> as we
> >> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
> >> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for
> [base], see
> >>
> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/
> >> README#n46
> >>
> >>
> >> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be
> having
> >> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal
> with each
> >> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be
> following :
> >>
> >> [base]
> >> default_language=us
> >>
> >> default_kbd_model=us
> >> default_kbd_layout=us
> >> default_kbd_variant=np
> >>
> >>
> >> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default
> and
> >> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as
> combination.
> >>
> >> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
> >> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in
> Nepali.
> >>
> >> -basanta
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Basanta Shrestha
> >> Network Engineer
> >> Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal
> >> Tel: +977.1.551, 5520075 Ext. 303
> >> Cell: +977.9818 605110
> >> http://www.olenepal.org
> >
> > --
> > James Cameron
> > http://quozl.linux.org.au/
>
>
>
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-12 Thread Walter Bender
Makes things much easier. Now you just have to change the
manufacruring data as was suggested earlier, but you don't need to
modify the xkb symbol table.

Good luck.

-walter

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:24 AM, James Cameron  wrote:
> Okay, that is consistent with the data we have for the SKU311
> mentioned by Samuel on 8th November.
>
> The divide and multiply key is the language switch key.
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:36:35PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
>> The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the other one
>> the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?).
>> -Basanta
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
>> basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:
>>
>> D
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron 
>> wrote:
>> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
>> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
>>
>> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
>> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
>> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
>> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/
>> README#n46
>>
>>
>> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be having
>> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal with 
>> each
>> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be following :
>>
>> [base]
>> default_language=us
>>
>> default_kbd_model=us
>> default_kbd_layout=us
>> default_kbd_variant=np
>>
>>
>> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default and
>> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as combination.
>>
>> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
>> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in Nepali.
>>
>> -basanta
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Basanta Shrestha
>> Network Engineer
>> Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal
>> Tel: +977.1.551, 5520075 Ext. 303
>> Cell: +977.9818 605110
>> http://www.olenepal.org
>
> --
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-12 Thread James Cameron
Okay, that is consistent with the data we have for the SKU311
mentioned by Samuel on 8th November.

The divide and multiply key is the language switch key.

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:36:35PM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the other one
> the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?). 
> -Basanta 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
> basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:
> 
> D
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron 
> wrote:
> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
> 
> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/
> README#n46
> 
> 
> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be having
> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal with each
> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be following : 
> 
> [base] 
> default_language=us
> 
> default_kbd_model=us
> default_kbd_layout=us
> default_kbd_variant=np
> 
> 
> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default and
> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as combination. 
> 
> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in Nepali. 
>
> -basanta 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-11 Thread Basanta Shrestha
The laptops(XO-4) have arrived but it turns out the keyboard is the other
one the rubber one (Improved Membrane Keyboard ?).
-Basanta


On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Basanta Shrestha <
basanta.shres...@olenepal.org> wrote:

> D
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron  wrote:
>> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
>> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
>>
>> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
>> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
>> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
>>
>> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/README#n46
>
>
> Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be having
> more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal with each
> and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be following :
>
> [base]
> default_language=us
>
> default_kbd_model=us
> default_kbd_layout=us
> default_kbd_variant=np
>
>
> But where do we set the key combination to switch between default and
> nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as combination.
>
> Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
> required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in Nepali.
>
> -basanta
>
>
>


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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-11 Thread Basanta Shrestha
D


On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron  wrote:
> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
>
> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
>
> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/README#n46


Doing it via olpc-os-builder would be easier especially when we be having
more than 200 laptops to work on. This way we won't have to deal with each
and every laptop. So the lines I would have to add would be following :

[base]
default_language=us

default_kbd_model=us
default_kbd_layout=us
default_kbd_variant=np


But where do we set the key combination to switch between default and
nepali. I would like to assign alt+space or alt+shift as combination.

Note: We need to set default layout to english. Nepali input is only
required for few activities in Epaath and for typing document in Nepali.

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-11 Thread Basanta Shrestha
I made the changes but how do we set the key combination to invoke the
nepali layout. We need to have english as default and then nepali as and
when required.
-Basanta



On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 5:03 AM, James Cameron  wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08:18AM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> > But I am still wondering how we could alter/change the stored data
> > to our preference or if we can do it ourselves. Please suggest.
>
> At the firmware ok prompt [1], you may change the tag values [2], for
> example;
>
> ok tags(
> ok delete-tag KL
> ok add-tag KL np
> ok delete-tag KV
> ok add-tag KV olpc2
> ok )tags
>
> The )tags command will force a reboot.
>
> If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
>
> References:
>
> 1.  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ok
> 2.
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_Data_Specification#Defined_Tags
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-11 Thread Jerry Vonau
On Mon, 2013-11-11 at 11:38 -0600, Daniel Drake wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron  wrote:
> > If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> > reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.
> 
> In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
> are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
> recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
> http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/README#n46
> 

Or use TinyCore's xo-custom plugin to make the customizations to an
existing image on an unlocked XO.

http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/mktinycorexo/HOWTO.xo-custom

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-11 Thread Daniel Drake
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Cameron  wrote:
> If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
> reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.

In the particular case of changing language/keyboard defaults as we
are discussing, instead of changing manufacturing data I would
recommend doing it via olpc-os-builder, configuration for [base], see
http://dev.laptop.org/git/projects/olpc-os-builder/tree/modules/base/README#n46

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-10 Thread James Cameron
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:08:18AM +0545, Basanta Shrestha wrote:
> But I am still wondering how we could alter/change the stored data
> to our preference or if we can do it ourselves. Please suggest. 

At the firmware ok prompt [1], you may change the tag values [2], for
example;

ok tags(
ok delete-tag KL
ok add-tag KL np
ok delete-tag KV
ok add-tag KV olpc2
ok )tags

The )tags command will force a reboot.

If you need to scale up this change to many laptops, contact
reu...@laptop.org or myself.  I must know the SKU number.

References:

1.  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ok
2.  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_Data_Specification#Defined_Tags

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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-09 Thread Basanta Shrestha
Thank you so much Walter and sorry that I am very new to these thing. What
I have understood so far is :

.mfg-date will list the predefined set to stored data. And we need to set
KL to 'np' ( this the name of maping file for Nepali  under
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
) and we need to set some value ( np? ) to KV as well. And we need to
decide on a key combination to invoke the keyboard switching between the
default(English) and Nepali.

Since there is no physical : Language key, I think keyboard combination
like alt+space bar should be easy. Please suggest if there is other
consideration we need to think of.

But I am still wondering how we could alter/change the stored data to our
preference or if we can do it ourselves. Please suggest.

Regards,
Basanta








On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Walter Bender wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
> > They are hard/clicky ones.
>
> So I think what we should do is a combination of the suggestions made
> previously: if you set the manufacturing data (KL)  [1] to tell the
> laptops that they have Nepali keyboards, you will be part of the way
> there. But we need to make a new variant (KV) for the "hard/clicky"
> (HS) keyboard. As I mentioned earlier, we need to decide what the key
> combination for switching languages will be, since there is no
> physical :Language key.
>
> -walter
>
> [1] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_data
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
> >>  wrote:
> >> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> >> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
> >>
> >> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
> >>
> >> Daniel
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-09 Thread Walter Bender
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Paul Fox  wrote:
> walter wrote:
>  > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  >  wrote:
>  > > They are hard/clicky ones.
>  >
>  > So I think what we should do is a combination of the suggestions made
>  > previously: if you set the manufacturing data (KL)  [1] to tell the
>  > laptops that they have Nepali keyboards, you will be part of the way
>  > there. But we need to make a new variant (KV) for the "hard/clicky"
>  > (HS) keyboard. As I mentioned earlier, we need to decide what the key
>  > combination for switching languages will be, since there is no
>  > physical :Language key.
>
> at what level is the language key handled, on laptops with the
> membrane keyboards?  (i.e., X? sugar?)  that might influence what
> sort of combination is available or useful for doing the switch.

It is handled in X in the xkb symbol file.

-walter

> paul
>
>  >
>  > -walter
>  >
>  > [1] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_data
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
>  > >>
>  > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  > >>  wrote:
>  > >> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
>  > >> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
>  > >>
>  > >> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
>  > >>
>  > >> Daniel
>  > >
>  > >
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-09 Thread Paul Fox
walter wrote:
 > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Basanta Shrestha
 >  wrote:
 > > They are hard/clicky ones.
 > 
 > So I think what we should do is a combination of the suggestions made
 > previously: if you set the manufacturing data (KL)  [1] to tell the
 > laptops that they have Nepali keyboards, you will be part of the way
 > there. But we need to make a new variant (KV) for the "hard/clicky"
 > (HS) keyboard. As I mentioned earlier, we need to decide what the key
 > combination for switching languages will be, since there is no
 > physical :Language key.

at what level is the language key handled, on laptops with the
membrane keyboards?  (i.e., X? sugar?)  that might influence what
sort of combination is available or useful for doing the switch.

paul

 > 
 > -walter
 > 
 > [1] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_data
 > >
 > >
 > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
 > >>
 > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
 > >>  wrote:
 > >> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
 > >> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
 > >>
 > >> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
 > >>
 > >> Daniel
 > >
 > >
 > >
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-09 Thread Walter Bender
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Basanta Shrestha
 wrote:
> They are hard/clicky ones.

So I think what we should do is a combination of the suggestions made
previously: if you set the manufacturing data (KL)  [1] to tell the
laptops that they have Nepali keyboards, you will be part of the way
there. But we need to make a new variant (KV) for the "hard/clicky"
(HS) keyboard. As I mentioned earlier, we need to decide what the key
combination for switching languages will be, since there is no
physical :Language key.

-walter

[1] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manufacturing_data
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>>  wrote:
>> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
>> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
>>
>> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
>>
>> Daniel
>
>
>
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Re: seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Basanta Shrestha
They are hard/clicky ones.


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Daniel Drake  wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
>
> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
>
> Daniel
>



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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Samuel Greenfeld
If these are the SKU 311 units the Manufacturing Data on the wiki implies
they have membrane keyboards.

If so I don't see any reason using the keyboard manufacturing tags used for
previous Nepali manufacturing runs (or used testing out the settings in
/etc/sysconfig/keyboard manually) shouldn't work.  The %/X key will just
become the language key again.

But if no virtual keyboard exists for Nepali you will not have
touchscreen/virtual keyboard access to that language.



On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Walter Bender wrote:

> I believe Basanta said that they were the hard click keyboards
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
> >  wrote:
> >> But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> >> wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
> >
> > Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
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Re: seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Daniel Drake
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
 wrote:
> But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.

Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?

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Re: seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Walter Bender
I believe Basanta said that they were the hard click keyboards

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Daniel Drake  wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
>> But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
>> wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it.
>
> Are these keyboards hard/clicky/high-school style, or soft/membrane?
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Gary Martin
On 8 Nov 2013, at 14:24, Chris Leonard  wrote:

> What about a virtual touch keyboard layout?  Just wondering?

FWIW: I'm pretty sure (check [1] & [2]) that Nepali layouts were not part of 
the Maliit set I was asked to work on for the XO-4 touch keyboard layouts. It's 
been over a year ago, and a lot of things were going on, so my memory is a 
little rusty.

If the XO-4's in question do have the touch screen hardware support, creating a 
layout file is not too difficult (as long as the required fonts glyphs are 
already installed). That is a beauty of touch screen keyboards, they may not be 
as good as tactile keyboards, but you can have almost any language layout you 
want with no hardware changes.

[1] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Garycmartin/Maliit_Layouts
[2] 
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User_talk:Garycmartin/Maliit#Currently_available_language_layouts

Regards,
--Gary

> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
>> Hi Walter
>> We don't have plans to use stickers at the moment. The stickers won't last
>> long in the hands of kids. But we need to have some mechanism to input
>> Nepali characters. For now we can give them a printout of the keyboard
>> layout.
>> Regards,
>> Basanta
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Walter Bender 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> A bit tricky because we don't have that key anymore (but we could come
>>> up with some other key combination to enable it). Also, are you
>>> planning to use stickers or some other way to add the proper glyths to
>>> the keyboard?
>>> 
>>> Happy to explore this with you further.
>>> 
>>> regards.
>>> 
>>> -walter
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Basanta Shrestha
>>>  wrote:
 Hi,
 
 I am writing this mail seeking a clue on where to start looking to
 enable
 Nepali input in XO4. For XO-1 we had nepali keyboard and there was a
 button
 just below the "enter" button which would switch input between English
 and
 Nepali. And that was very convenient.
 
 But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
 wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it. I can see that
 the
 key maping file for nepali is already there under
 /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
 
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Chris Leonard
What about a virtual touch keyboard layout?  Just wondering?

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Basanta Shrestha
 wrote:
> Hi Walter
> We don't have plans to use stickers at the moment. The stickers won't last
> long in the hands of kids. But we need to have some mechanism to input
> Nepali characters. For now we can give them a printout of the keyboard
> layout.
> Regards,
> Basanta
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Walter Bender 
> wrote:
>>
>> A bit tricky because we don't have that key anymore (but we could come
>> up with some other key combination to enable it). Also, are you
>> planning to use stickers or some other way to add the proper glyths to
>> the keyboard?
>>
>> Happy to explore this with you further.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Basanta Shrestha
>>  wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am writing this mail seeking a clue on where to start looking to
>> > enable
>> > Nepali input in XO4. For XO-1 we had nepali keyboard and there was a
>> > button
>> > just below the "enter" button which would switch input between English
>> > and
>> > Nepali. And that was very convenient.
>> >
>> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
>> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it. I can see that
>> > the
>> > key maping file for nepali is already there under
>> > /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
>> >
>> > Thank you .
>> >
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>> > OLE Nepal
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Basanta Shrestha
Hi Walter
We don't have plans to use stickers at the moment. The stickers won't last
long in the hands of kids. But we need to have some mechanism to input
Nepali characters. For now we can give them a printout of the keyboard
layout.
Regards,
Basanta



On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Walter Bender wrote:

> A bit tricky because we don't have that key anymore (but we could come
> up with some other key combination to enable it). Also, are you
> planning to use stickers or some other way to add the proper glyths to
> the keyboard?
>
> Happy to explore this with you further.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Basanta Shrestha
>  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am writing this mail seeking a clue on where to start looking to enable
> > Nepali input in XO4. For XO-1 we had nepali keyboard and there was a
> button
> > just below the "enter" button which would switch input between English
> and
> > Nepali. And that was very convenient.
> >
> > But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> > wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it. I can see that
> the
> > key maping file for nepali is already there under
> > /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
> >
> > Thank you .
> >
> > --
> > Basanta Shrestha
> > OLE Nepal
> >
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Re: [Sugar-devel] seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-08 Thread Walter Bender
A bit tricky because we don't have that key anymore (but we could come
up with some other key combination to enable it). Also, are you
planning to use stickers or some other way to add the proper glyths to
the keyboard?

Happy to explore this with you further.

regards.

-walter

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Basanta Shrestha
 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am writing this mail seeking a clue on where to start looking to enable
> Nepali input in XO4. For XO-1 we had nepali keyboard and there was a button
> just below the "enter" button which would switch input between English and
> Nepali. And that was very convenient.
>
> But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
> wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it. I can see that the
> key maping file for nepali is already there under
> /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
>
> Thank you .
>
> --
> Basanta Shrestha
> OLE Nepal
>
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seeking help to enable nepali keyboard input for XO-4

2013-11-07 Thread Basanta Shrestha
Hi,

I am writing this mail seeking a clue on where to start looking to enable
Nepali input in XO4. For XO-1 we had nepali keyboard and there was a button
just below the "enter" button which would switch input between English and
Nepali. And that was very convenient.

But for XO-4 we will just be getting ones with English layout. I was
wondering how we can enable nepali keyboard input on it. I can see that the
key maping file for nepali is already there under
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

Thank you .

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OLE Nepal
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