QWERTY Keyboard Layout Template

Trying to make a QWERTY Keyboard layout for Mac OS Catalina from scratch (partly to avoid copyright issues) using XML, and no keyboard editor.

More specialized templates included in this repository.

acute vowels on option branch

Shows a way to program characters so that they will be written when when a key is pressed while an option key is held down. These characters are the vowels with acute characters lowercase and uppercase. I.e. áóéúíý Go to acute-vowels-on-option branch.

macron vowels on option branch

... Hold the option key to access the vowels with macron characters lowercase and uppercase. I.e. āēīōūȳ Go to macron-vowels-on-option branch.

grave dead key branch

... A way to type grave accents by typing two keys in a row. I.e. àèìòùỳ Go to grave-dead-key branch.

Main Reference used:

Technical Note TN2056, https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2056/_index.html

Current status

Implemented:

• lowercase letters
• shift key implemented
• caps lock

Not Implemented Yet:

• number pad ?

History

Started on Decemeber 17, 2020. Intended to become a template for QWERTY keyboards in the public domain. Based on a previous template for DVORAK layouts.

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