Xkbcommon
xkbcommon bindings for ruby
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'xkbcommon'And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install xkbcommon
Usage
require 'xkbcommon'
keymap = Xkbcommon::Context.new.keymap_from_names(rules: 'evdev', model: 'pc104', layout: 'de', variant: 'nodeadkeys')
# Available keys in keymap
keymap.keys # => [ #<Xkbcommon::Key>, #<Xkbcommon::Key>, ... ]
# Xkbcommon::Key interface
key = keymap.keys.find{ |key| key.name == :A }
key.name # => :A
key.scan_code # => 30
key.code # => 38
# Available modifiers in keymap
keymap.modifiers # => [ #<Xkbcommon::Modifier>, #<Xkbcommon::Modifier>, ... ]
# Xkbcommon::Modifier interface
mod = keymap.modifiers.first
mod.name # => :Shift
mod.index # => 0
mod.keys.map(&:name) # => [:LEFTSHIFT], keys activating the modifier
# Available symbols in keymap
keymap.symbols # => { :Escape => #<Xkbcommon::Symbol>, :"1" => #<Xkbcommon::Symbol>, ... }
# Xkbcommon::Symbol interface
sym = keymap.symbols[:A]
sym.keysym # => 65
sym..keys.map(&:name) # => [:LEFTSHIFT, :A], keys producing the symbol
sym.name # => :A
sym.character # => "A"
# Available characters in keymap
keymap.characters # => { "\e" => #<Xkbcommon::Symbol>, "1" => #<Xkbcommon::Symbol>, ... }
# Xkbcommon::Symbol interface (see above)