language specific virtual keyboard with java

Question

I have to make an on-screen keyboard using JAVA on linux. the problem is it has to work on the most languages.

for start, i need to et the current locale, that's clear, but after that, is there any way of getting the keyboard layout and maping of that locale?

i searched for hours, but couldn't find a thing, so i really hope you can help me.

Thanks in advance, Adam!

Answer 1

You might want to look at the keymap files on a typical unix system (/usr/share/keymaps on my linux system).

However, it might be tricky to map between locales and keymaps.

Also, it's worth remembering that locale isn't the only thing affecting the keymap - some people use Dvorak keyboards etc.

Answer 2

Surprisingly, Wikipedia has a pretty complete article on keyboard layouts for various languages, with illustrations.