libkmfl0 0.9.4-1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu karmic
KMFL stands for 'Keyboard Mapping For Linux'. It is effectively a 'soft' input
method for X11 systems. KMFL is based on an intuitive keyboard description
language that works well for the great majority of non-ideographic scripts.
KMFL allows complex keyboard 'mappings' or 'layouts' to be defined in a
natural, declarative way using a high-level language. It does not require a
programming background in order to implement new layouts. It enforces
well-formedness, and provides helpful visual feedback to the user as they type.
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Although complex script rendering takes care of many of the complexities of a
non-roman script, it is important to be able to generate and edit well-formed
Unicode sequences of base and diacritic characters using the keyboard. It is
also important to enforce well-formedness at the keyboard level. KMFL is able
to do this by examining the surrounding characters (known as the context) when
text is inserted or changed. Through this context-
able to provide progressive visual feedback to the user when multi-key
sequences are being entered, which is much more reassuring than when
'invisible' dead-key sequences are used. KMFL is also able to do in place
editing to handle character reordering based on the surrounding context.
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KMFL is based on a commercial product for Windows called Keyman from
Tavultesoft. Keyman is a mature and successful product, and the definition
language has been refined and strengthened over a long period of time in
response to field needs. Tavultesoft was instrumental in the development of
KMFL. Tavultesoft developed the platform-
implemented the SCIM module. The result was KMFL, which is 100% compatible
with Keyman at the keyboard definition source level.
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A good explanation of the benefits and use of Keyman is available at
http://
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KMFL is implemented as a platform-
IM-framework specific module. KMFL currently includes a SCIM (Smart Common
Input Method) module that passes the mapping work on to KMFL.
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There are currently a large number of keyboards available for Keyman for
languages such as Tamil, Burmese, Lao, and Tlingit. KMFL allows these
keyboards to be used under Linux.
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This package contains the runtime part of libkmfl.
Details
- Package version:
- 0.9.4-1
- Status:
- Superseded
- Component:
- universe
- Priority:
- Optional
Downloadable files
- libkmfl0_0.9.4-1_i386.deb (10.8 KiB)
Package relationships
- Depends on: