International Keyboard Handbook: National Keyboard
Description: KDE International Keyboard
Keywords: KDE multilanguage X11

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### 3. National Keyboard

For each language or national keyboard KiKbd remember keyboard map which can have up to four symbols per physical keyboard key. For example in Russian keyboard you have four symbols for key 'Q' : short i, capital short I, q, and capital Q. First two symbols let named national symbols and last two symbols let named alternate symbols. For typing Alternate symbols you have to setup special key in the KiKbd configuration, look into Personal Configuration section. Normally you will get first symbol when typing, second symbol when you typing with Shift, third symbol when you typing with Alternate Switch and fourth symbol when you typing with Alternate Switch together with Shift.

On the time of writing this document where is more then twenty keyboard definitions files in the KiKbd distribution.

If keyboard for you language is missing see section Creating new National Keyboard.

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