Brief notes on the iBook2 keyboard

The iBook2 keyboard, at least in the UK version, has certain idiosyncracies

1. It is based on the standard (i386) layout (q=16, a=31, z=45), NOT the mac
standard, but the keys at the edges of the keyboard are arranged with wilful
idiosyncracy (e.g. ` and ~ on the key at the left of z), @ not " is on the 2
key.
 
2. It has unusual symbols, such as § and ±. There is also the euro symbol ¤
on the 2 key. But there is no "regular" delete, only backspace, and no #.
 
3. The num lock key changes the codes returned by the keys designated for 
the number pad, but does not itself transmit any code. Without special in 
the include file, I have not been able to use the numeric part of the 
number pad, although strangely enough the symbols such as + and / worked
fine.


The enclosed map has the following features

1. # mapped to alt-gr ("apple") plus 3, and also alt plus 3.
 
2. Delete at cursor mapped to alt-gr plus backspace.
 
3. Compose key mapped to alt plus alt-gr, standard latin1 compose 
definitions, some work with a latin1 font, others need latin0 or latin9.


Files:

README.iBook2.console-tools	this file

iBook.keypad.gz			keypad layout, for keymaps/mac/include
 
mac-iBook2-uk.kmap.gz		the main map file, for keymaps/mac/qwerty
 
Ken Moffat