Gnome-shell OSK layouts are extracted from CLDR layout definitions: https://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/keyboards/layouts/index.html To add new layouts from CLDR: 1) Run update-osk-layouts.sh 2) Modify JSON files to add extra keys, tweak appearance... 2) Do git add and git commit JSON file format ================ Each JSON file describes a keymap for a certain language and layout, it has the following structure: - Root (Object) Root object of a layout, has the following properties: - levels (Array of Level): Levels in the keymap - locale (String): Locale name for this keymap - name (String): Human readable name for this keymap - Level (Object) A level defines the keys available on a keyboard level, these are the key panels visible at a time. E.g. to type uppercase levels or symbols. Levels have the following properties: - level (String): Name of the level, common names are "", "shift", "opt" and "opt+shift". - mode (String): Mode for this level, common modes are "default", "latched" and "locked". - rows (Array of Row): Array of rows of keys. - Row (Array) A row is an Array of Key. - Key (Object) A keyboard key. Keys have the following properties: - iconName (String): Icon name to show on the key. Keys with an icon name do not have a label. - label (String): Label to show on the key. - strings (Array of String): Strings to commit. If label property does not exist, the first element will be also the label. Extra elements are shown in the extra keys popover. - keyval (String): Hexadecimal keyval to emit as emulated key presses. Committed strings are preferred. - width (Double): Relative width of the key in the row. 1 is for a square key. Multiples of 0.5 are accepted. - level (Integer): Level that the key switches to. See the levelSwitch action. - action (string): Action performed by the key, accepted actions are: - hide: Hides the OSK - languageMenu: Pops up the language selection menu - emoji: Switches to the emoji selection panel - modifier: Handles the keyval as a modifier key. This handles e.g. Ctrl+A as a sequence of Ctrl press, A press, A release, Ctrl release. - delete: Deletes text backwards - levelSwitch: Switches OSK to a different level