[FIX] Desire Z Scandinavian keyboard layout

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There's occasional all-caps ÄÖÅ problem with hardware keyboard, but closing keyboard and opening software keyboard and back to hardware keyboard fixes that. Or you can try this.

Update: This seems to fix irssi connectbot and all caps scandinavian characters problem also. Fixed Norwegian AE and O with dash.

This is what I did:

First you have to get root, I used these instructions and they worked for me (Finland, Saunalahti):

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843014

Want to know more about modifying keymaps, see here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837002

And this old post is still valid for modifying keymaps-file with hexeditor:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/arch.../t-504710.html

And that's basically what I did.

After you have root:

Download the attachment vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin.zip and unzip it.

On PC run:

adb pull /system/usr/keychars/vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /tmp (for backup, store the file somewhere safe)

Copy modified version to /sdcard (the file you downloaded)

adb push vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /sdcard/

adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
cp -f /sdcard/vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /system/usr/keychars/
sync
reboot


(few finnish words for finnish googlers: desire z ääkköset skandit)

when i try this part:

"adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
cp -f /sdcard/vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /system/usr/keychars/
sync
reboot"

i get "Permission Denied" when i write SU. my phone IS rooted and have S-off.. any clue on what can cause this problem?

what state should the phone be in? "disk drive" right?


Problem solved: i had to open my super user application on my phone to allow before i could continue :P

Did everything like in instructions, and now my touchscreen is mirrored!
If I push the left side of the screen it registers it on the right side and vice versa. And worst thing is that I don't have the original file anymore

edit: I found the original backed up file, thank god! Nice gag :P

Samusalo, are you serious? Shouldn't have anything to do with touchscreen calibration.

Exanimus, did it work for you after all?

Should not have anything to do with touchscreen calibration.
Also fixes wrong keyboard mapping or capacitive buttons not working in G2 based roms.

I posted a repaired file somewhere alrdy, and this is 5th thread after mine :P

thanks for getting this started
more than the scandinavian characters i was annoyed by the total LACK of certain keys on the keyboard
as a linux user <, > and | are essential!
so i cobbled this together (also fixes the capital char issue)
changes;

æ -> [
æ +shift -> {
æ +shift+fn -> æ
ø -> ]
ø +shift -> }
ø +shift+fn -> ø
ä +fn -> <
ö +fn -> >
å +fn -> \
å +shift+fn -> ^
. +shift+fn -> | (pipe)

these remain the same;
æ +fn = ?
ø +fn = !

it appears we can still add shift+fn keys for the whole keyboard if more are needed
any suggestions?

installation;
adb push vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /sdcard/
adb push vision-keypad-nor.kl /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
cp -f /sdcard/vision-keypad-nor.kl /system/usr/keylayout/
cp -f /sdcard/vision-keypad-nor.kcm.bin /system/usr/keychars/
sync
reboot

be sure to backup originals

Shole, great stuff! Thanks. Will try your keymaps.

shole, you're awesome! Thank you, Jusii too.

I would be more interested in changing Æ or Ø to a second fn.
Is that easy to fix?

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Originally Posted by shole

it appears we can still add shift+fn keys for the whole keyboard if more are needed
any suggestions?

Shortcut for "~" would be awesome to have too. I've got no idea what shortcut to use tho, since your layout seems awesome already and it's taking pretty much all the spare combinations available.