Keyboard problem

[David Fletcher]

On Sun, 2025-11-09 at 19:29 -0600, Jay Ridgley wrote:
> Thanks, Little Girl
> 
> On 11/9/25 18:36, Little Girl wrote:
> > Hey there,
> > 
> > Jay Ridgley wrote:
> > 
> > > I have a problem with the International Edition - Linux Keyboard
> > > (FRAKDW00BC).
> > > 
> > > The Apostrophe Key (the key immediately left of the enter key)
> > > does
> > > NOT generate the correct hexcode (U+0027).

Hmmmm... When you installed the OS, did you use the keyboard selection
selection facility? i.e. did you go through the "Does it have a '£'
key, etc, or did you just pick the keyboard model from the list?

Some years ago, I was asked at work to "reverse engineer" the AT
keyboard because we needed something that would operate reliably over
the military temperature range. I used an Atmel AVR to do this so I
know that a PC keyboard does not generate character codes. It generates
scan codes i.e. it just tells the PC that somebody has pressed the 12th
key of the 3rd row of keys which in my case on a Framework 13 is the
apostrophe key. As far as I know, different keyboards are actually all
the same apart from having different symbols on the top of the keys. It
is the keyboard driver which interprets the scan codes into character
codes.

I have a friend who has at least two keyboard maps in his head. He can
swap his laptop at will between conventional and Dvorak keyboard
drivers and continue typing away at the same pace with either.

Have you tried asking support at frame.work about this? They are very
responsive and helpful. I am on their notifications list, and received
the one about a new BIOS being available. It fixed a minor irritation
associated with my setting of 80% battery charge limit and popup
notifications.

Please note:- I am actually running Debian Trixie on this laptop, which
should make no difference regarding keyboard drivers.

Dave F