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Date:      Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:34:29 +0200
From:      Erik Cederstrand <erik@cederstrand.dk>
To:        Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@freebsd.org>, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Keymap definitions for VT / NEWCONS
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Den 12/08/2014 kl. 19.40 skrev Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>:

> On 12 August 2014 11:04, Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> wrote:
>> This is my list of converted keymaps I'm ready to commit:
> ...
>> danish.acc.kbd
>> danish.kbd
> 
> I wonder if we should use this opportunity to rationalize the keyboard
> layout names, using two letter codes consistently (so dk.kbd).

Sounds like a good idea. Just provide some kind of translation file instead of bailing and using a default keymap. Trying to desperately remember the default US layout just to edit rc.conf and reboot is a pain. Preferably as a warning at boot time like 'keymap "danish.iso.kbd" is deprecated. The new name is "da_DK.kbd". Please edit /etc/rc.conf'.

Thanks,
Erik


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