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Bug 149763 - good replacement for xkb terms: "groups" and "layouts"
good replacement for xkb terms: "groups" and "layouts"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: [obsolete] docs
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Kevin Breit
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-08-09 20:49 UTC by Sergey V. Udaltsov
Modified: 2009-10-19 08:58 UTC
See Also:
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Description Sergey V. Udaltsov 2004-08-09 20:49:19 UTC 
We need help from GDP. Currently, gnome-keyboard-properties ("Layout Options"
tab) uses terms from XKB docs (BTW, same story about gnome keyboard indicator).
These terms, especially "group" and "layout" are misleading and confusing for
non-technical people (even for technical but not familiar with XKB). These terms
should probably be replaced with something clean and easy. Overall review of the
"Layout Options" terminology is required.
Comment 1 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2004-08-09 22:00:39 UTC 
Just explaining the XKB terms (from
http://pdx.freedesktop.org/~xklavier/xkbconfig.pdf):

A 'group' is a logical state of a keyboard, providing access to a collection of
characters. Usually these characters belong together and may be arranged on
several levels within a group (for simplicity, a 'level' can be considered as
the state set by Shift/CapsLock/etc modifier keys).

Layouts usually express national variations (eg. German) but they can also be
used for alternate keyboard layouts (eg. Dvorak) or other such oddities. Any
layout can describe one (eg. French) or several (eg. Russian) groups. Each group
within a layout has unique name. A layout can optionally have several variants
which usually represent small changes within the groups.
Comment 2 Sergey V. Udaltsov 2009-10-19 08:58:30 UTC 
All 'groups' are now 'layouts'. If anyone is unhappy, please reopen.