I'm new here, so please bear with me.

I searched the forum first, but found no answer to where I might find a keyboard map for various foreign language keyboards. Specifically, I need a map of the Canadian French layout.

Some of the characters I have found by trial and error, as well as having some familiarity with previous keyboard layouts, but that now goes back several years.

I've also searched the web, but there seem to be as many possible keyboard layouts as there are websites.

I also posted a message similar to this in the French section of the KDE forums.

Anyone know where I can get a character map of the Canadian French keyboard as used by KDE in Kubuntu 14.04?

Much thanks.

Frank.

All:

OK, this turned out to be easier than I thought.

When I first had to change a keyboard some years ago, I had to create my own, and install it manually. This whole system is now deprecated. However, I did not know that until recently.

The new way uses the control panel, and is drop dead easy. System Settings | Input Devices | Keyboard | Layouts Tab | Check "Configure layouts" | Add

Once a keyboard layout is added, one just clicks the "Preview" button to the far right of the "Add" button, and you get the keyboard map.

I had to take a screenshot of the layout and then print that, and unfortunately, the dark theme makes it hard to see when printed. Also, the characters are too large for the space available in the keyboard map, cutting off some of the character, but it works. One can also select variants on the keyboard layouts, as there is 'more than one way to skin a cat' it would seem. I was happy to find a legacy French Canadian keyboard layout that is close to what I have been used to.

Now I will (one of these days) have to look into what is involved in editing and/or creating new keyboard layouts, as the ones available still don't suit exactly what I need, and at least one language I want is not even available. But then, this is Linux, right? Ought to be able to do ANYTHING with it.

Frank.