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| + | Main issue: the å and Å keys do work, but maybe consider making them alt-GR instead of regular alt? | ||
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| + | <nowiki>You haven't kept the alt-GR layer keys in the azerty keyboard, so we can't type #, {, [, |, \, ^, @, ], or }... maybe consider adding those back in?</nowiki> | ||
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| + | <nowiki>I don't know if this is an issue from a keyboard you used as a base or your own, but there's a stray "-" when you use altgr + - (on a qwerty keyboard). It should remain ) if you don't want to add any of the altgr stuff back, or ] if you do. </nowiki> | ||
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| + | <nowiki>Wiki visualization issues: Replace = with = and the */µ key seems to be on the wrong line of the keyboard.</nowiki> | ||
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| + | -Keira}} | ||
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==Existing Resources== | ==Existing Resources== | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 27 February 2025
Keyboard issues:
Main issue: the å and Å keys do work, but maybe consider making them alt-GR instead of regular alt?
You haven't kept the alt-GR layer keys in the azerty keyboard, so we can't type #, {, [, |, \, ^, @, ], or }... maybe consider adding those back in?
I don't know if this is an issue from a keyboard you used as a base or your own, but there's a stray "-" when you use altgr + - (on a qwerty keyboard). It should remain ) if you don't want to add any of the altgr stuff back, or ] if you do.
Wiki visualization issues: Replace = with = and the */µ key seems to be on the wrong line of the keyboard.
-Keira
Contents
Existing Resources
Could not find any existing layouts on operating systems (IOS, macOS, etc.). However, there is a resource available online detailing a Colemak keyboard layout for Walloon.
Developed Resources
Rifondou walon keyboard
Started fresh using a French AZERTY base (due to regional proximity, Walloon speakers' familiarity with French, and the general similarity of the two languages). Implemented specifically for the Rifondou walon orthography.
²
&
é
"
'
(
-
è
_
ç
à
)
+
a
z
e
r
t
y
u
i
o
p
^
$
q
s
d
f
g
h
j
k
l
m
ù
*
<
w
x
c
v
b
n
,
;
:
!
Alt + 9 THEN q (on QWERTY physical keyboard) -> å
Alt + 9 THEN Shift + q (on QWERTY physical keyboard) -> Å
All other combinations are shared with default fr-azerty layout.
Justification
Decided *not* to use the Colemak keyboard, as it implements QWERTY layout, which would be inconvenient for Walloon speakers.
Again, decided instead to use the French AZERTY base input method due to practicality and the fact that most Walloon speakers would be familiar with the layout. Using AZERTY also allows for compatibility with all existing french dead keys, diacritics which French and Wallon share.
The major change made to the AZERTY base was an addition of a a ring dead key Å/å (usage provided above). Opted for this usage to avoid mapping conflicts and to retain existing Alt dead pattern.
Instructions
1. Install IBus @ https://github.com/ibus/ibus
2. Clone repo and copy "wa-azerty.mim" to directory ~/.m17n.d/
3. Restart IBus, select "Input Method" in IBus Preferences, "Add", and search for "Walloon"
Licence
MIT License Copyright (c) 2025 Rishi Goel Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
