jakebian/snaptile

support AZERTY layout

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#9 opened on Jun 11, 2017

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Description

Hi,

It would be nice if snaptile could support different keyboard layouts. Maybe python3-sdl2 can help, I found this example to detect keyboard layouts.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic Pythonkeyboard layout concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate python3 sdl2 library for detecting keyboard layouts as suggested in the issue. Look at the provided example (http://www.codegist.net/snippet/python/layoutspy g2p python) to understand how to detect layouts. Check the current snaptile codebase (likely in Python) to see how key handling is done and where layout detection could be integrated. Consider testing on AZERTY and other layouts to ensure compatibility.