NOUS - The ultimate keyboard

Nordic + United States. Made with scandinavian keyboards in mind. Uses both Shift and AltGr to shift keys.

Installation

# cp nous /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
$ setxkbmap nous

For a permanent setup:

# linux:   /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
# openbsd: /usr/X11R6/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "system-keyboard"
    MatchIsKeyboard "on"
    Option "XkbLayout" "nous"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
    # optional
    Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:swap_lalt_lwin"
EndSection

MacOS

I've put together a custom keymap for macos aswell. I didn't bother changing most of the keys but it's based on some international one so you still get quite a few of them, like ß. I did port æøå though. To install it I'd recommend copying nous.bundle into Documents, and then just using Ukelele's File > Install > Show Organizer, but you can also just move it wherever it should be. Then relog and select nous from the top bar.

I'd also recommend Karabiner-Elements for swapping the right cmd and option for easier layer switching.

Arch package

You can build it yourself by running makepkg -i in that repo. nous is for the layout file, switchlayout is for the tty layout as described below.

How to use with fcitx

Sort of unrelated but in case you also have trouble. I added a new input method. I searched for "nous" and selected "Keyboard - English (US)". I think it's conincidental it shows up. Move it to the top of the list, then Addons -> (Advanced) -> X Keyboard Integration -> (Configure) -> (Untick) Allow to Override System XKB Settings. Then restart and AltGr combos should now work, even with Japanese or whatever you may use! This also prevents fcitx from screwing up my capslock, escape and tab rebinds.

Switching keys in tty

The switch.map can be used to switch tab with escape and control with capslock. It does not implement the rest of nous. It was edited from /usr/share/keymaps/xkb/us.map.gz on an alpine system. kbd is a requirement. Apparently keycodes can vary by system. If it doesn't work make your own by using showkey to find the codes. Install: gzip -k switch.map && cp switch.map.gz /usr/share/keymaps/xkb/ && loadkeys switch. Load automatically on login:

# .profile
loadkeys switch

Preview

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