Re: kernel keymap and kbd_mode

[Chris Heath <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I use Linux console frequently, usually with KOI8-R charset (USSR
> cyrillic), but I also think that optional UTF-8 support is good :-) 

I totally agree.  It is true that unicode_start/unicode_stop is lame,
but more importantly, there are some problems in the kernel itself that
have not been fixed at all in the new kernel 2.6.0-test2.

I am working on some patches, but I don't think they will be accepted
into the kernel.  The kernel maintainers are mostly focussing on
regressions -- things that were working in 2.4 but don't work as well in
2.6.

If you feel like building Linux 2.6.0-test2, I have just put my patches
up on my website.  http://chris.heathens.co.nz/linux/utf8.html

They fix these kernel problems:

 * Fixes for caps lock keys and compose/dead keys.

 * TTY fixes.  When using the cooked TTY line discipline, the delete key
   should delete a full UTF-8 character, not just one byte.

 * Selection fixes.  When you select text on the console with the mouse,
   it doesn't paste text in UTF-8.

Chris

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