2 The files in the symbols directory describe possible layouts for a given
5 The default layout in each file should describe the most common layout
6 for its kind, ususally the symbols printed on the keys. Layout variants
7 can describe common differences that are not necessarily printed on the keys.
8 (e.g. a phonetic version of Cyrillic).
10 The names of the files are referenced throughout the XKB rules, and may be
11 exposed in the X server configuration and in user configuration tools.
12 The filenames use the following convention:
16 Keyboard layouts for a country must use the 2-letter code from the
21 Keyboard layouts for a language must use the 3-letter code from the
26 Keyboard layouts for a script must use the 4-letter code from the
31 Keyboard layouts that do not fit in the above model and directories
32 must use a filename between 5 and 8 characters.
34 The ISO codes can be found at the following addressed:
36 Country layouts: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/iso_3166-1_decoding_table.html
37 Language layouts: http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html
38 Script layouts: http://www.unicode.org/iso15924/iso15924-codes.html