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Model Specific Forums => Gemini PDA => Gemini PDA - Android => Topic started by: zsalab2 on August 14, 2018, 03:03:22 am

Title: How to remap the keyboard?
Post by: zsalab2 on August 14, 2018, 03:03:22 am

There are some topics mentioning remapping the keyboard, but I have not found any which is really verified. Is there a guide for this somewhere?

Basically I want to change a few keys in Android.

Title: How to remap the keyboard?
Post by: selig on September 15, 2018, 01:57:46 am

Quote from: zsalab2

There are some topics mentioning remapping the keyboard, but I have not found any which is really verified. Is there a guide for this somewhere?

Basically I want to change a few keys in Android.

Sorry, for the late reply. Basically, when rooted, it is rather easy to change the layout. Can't takex credit for the description, as I myself found it some time ago - but I am unfortunately not able to locate the original source. Edit: here it is: https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35412 (https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35412)

• Get Apk Editor from the Play Store (or other source). Install and open.
• Select Apk from App -> Choose Gemini Keyboard package (its name is localized to your language)
• Choose Simple Edit (File Replacement) option to open it.
• Navigate to res/raw and save keyboard_layout_YOURLANGUAGE_gemini.kcm out of the package in any folder you prefer. YOURLANGUAGE obviously has to be replaced with whichever language layout you wish to change
• Open a text editor (eg Jota or QuickEdit) and give it authorization to open files.
• Open the file you saved in Apk Editor
• Take a look at how the file is structured and make the changes you wish. In my case, I modified the U-key to output the following:
  • u for normal key press
  • U when pressed with Shift (or active Caps)
  • ü when pressed with Alt
  • Ü when pressed with Alt + Shift (or active Caps)
  • - when pressed with Fn
  • – (a long dash) when pressed with Fn + Shift (or active Caps)
  In code, this translates to
  
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  key U {
    label:                              'U'
    base:                               'u'
    shift, capslock:                    'U'
    fn:                                 '-'
    fn+shift, fn+capslock:              '\u2013'
    alt:                                '\u00fc'
    alt+capslock, shift+alt:            '\u00dc'
}
• Save your changes to the file
• Go back to Apk Editor, click on the icon next to the one you pressed earlier to save your layout file in order to replace it with your modified one.
• Save.
• After saving, click the Remove-button to uninstall the official apk.
• Click install to install your modified apk.
• Click open and follow the instructions to configure the keyboard.