From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:54:34 +0100 From: Alexey Gladkov To: Pooya Taherkhani Message-ID: <20210322095434.nitksoqo2bsqyhzg@example.org> References: <20210320092852.ydqqinnqfhuo3k5j@example.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: Linux console tools development discussion Subject: Re: [kbd] U+f000 and above X-BeenThere: kbd@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: Linux console tools development discussion List-Id: Linux console tools development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:54:35 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 05:30:49PM -0500, Pooya Taherkhani wrote: > Alexay, > > Thanks for your response. I used to have Farsi keyboard on Linux Ubuntu, > but now I am not sure if there is any Frasi keyboard other than the "fa" > keymap that works on Arch Linux. > > Could you point me to where to start if I want to fix the "fa" keymap? You just need to find all unicode symbols greater than 0xf000 in the "fa" keymap and replace them with something below that limit. > > On Saturday, March 20, 2021, Alexey Gladkov > wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 06:54:12PM -0500, Pooya Taherkhani wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I cannot load Farsi keymap because a decision was made here: > > > > > > https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/kbd > > > > > > to prevent it from loading. Interestingly, a secondary reason cited by > > > Michael Schutte to prevent the Farsi keyboard from loading is (from link > > > above): > > > > > > As far as I can tell, there are no widespread keymap files which use > > > this feature. > > > > > > > > > I'd greatly appreciate it if anybody could direct me to some instructions > > > on how to load Farsi keyboard. > > > > > > Here is the command that I enter and the error I get: > > > > > > [pooya@thinkpad ~] sudo loadkeys fa > > > [sudo] password for pooya: > > > unicode keysym out of range: U+FDFC > > > syntax error, unexpected ERROR, expecting NUMBER or LITERAL or PLUS or > > > UNUMBER > > > > The keymap you are trying to load is not valid. The linux kernel cannot > > handle keysym greater than 0xf000. You need to fix this and then the > > keymap will load. > > > > -- > > Rgrds, legion > > > > -- Rgrds, legion