Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I am reassigning this bug to xkeyboard-config, because the keyboard data is shipped in xkb-data.
Adding new layouts should be go through the upstream project instead of carrying patches only in Ubuntu. So please submit your change to https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config. I am marking this bug as invalid due to this. If landed upstream, feel free to reopen this bug report. Have you considered using an existing layout to get what you want? NeoQwertz (see https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/neoqwertz/) would provide that. It puts the programming keys on an easy to reach layer 3. I am using Noted (see https://neo-layout.org/Layouts/noted/) which has a better key layout and programming keys on layer 3 and number / arrow keys on layer 4. I highly recommend testing those. ** Package changed: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) => xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xkeyboard-config in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1787354 Title: Add modified german keyboard layout for programming to reduce RSI Status in xkeyboard-config package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I'm a software developer writing quite a lot of code. The way the german keybooard is layed out, some essential keys like brackets and backslash are very awkward to type (right hand holding Alt-GR in bottom row and pressing the key right of the 0-key in top row to get a backslash). After years of doing this, i started to suffer from RSI (repetitive strain injury). I'm attaching a patch for an additional keyboard layout that puts all those hard to reach one-handed brackets, braces and backslash on the Umlaut keys. The Umlauts are still available in their normal place through Alt-GR for occasional use, but i mostly use Scroll-Lock to switch to an unmodified no-deadkeys layout when typing german text. I have been using this layout now for 3 years, and it has greatly reduced suffering, while still enabling me to do my job. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/1787354/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
