installer: Allow Alt+Shift toggle from non-Latin keyboard layouts.

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/40493>.

* gnu/installer/newt/keymap.scm (%non-latin-layouts): New variable.
(%non-latin-variants): New variable.
(%latin-layout+variants): New variable.
(toggleable-latin-layout): New procedure to compute combined layouts.
(run-keymap-page): Use it.
(keyboard-layout->configuration): Apply it in config.scm.
(run-layout-page): Mention Alt+Shift.
* gnu/installer/keymap.scm (kmscon-update-keymap): Pass on XKB options.
* gnu/installer/record.scm (<installer>): Adjust code comments.
* gnu/installer.scm (apply-keymap): Pass on XKB options.
(installer-steps): Adjust code comments.
* gnu/packages/patches/kmscon-runtime-keymap-switch.patch: Apply XKB options.

gnu/installer.scm

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -170,9 +171,9 @@ been performed at build time."
 (define apply-keymap
   ;; Apply the specified keymap. Use the default keyboard model.
   #~(match-lambda
-      ((layout variant)
+      ((layout variant options)
        (kmscon-update-keymap (default-keyboard-model)
-                             layout variant))))
+                             layout variant options))))
 
 (define* (compute-keymap-step context)
   "Return a gexp that runs the keymap-page of INSTALLER and install the
@@ -235,12 +236,13 @@ selected keymap."
 
          ;; The installer runs in a kmscon virtual terminal where loadkeys
          ;; won't work. kmscon uses libxkbcommon as a backend for keyboard
-         ;; input. It is possible to update kmscon current keymap by sending it
-         ;; a keyboard model, layout and variant, in a somehow similar way as
-         ;; what is done with setxkbmap utility.
+         ;; input. It is possible to update kmscon current keymap by sending
+         ;; it a keyboard model, layout, variant and options, in a somehow
+         ;; similar way as what is done with setxkbmap utility.
          ;;
          ;; So ask for a keyboard model, layout and variant to update the
-         ;; current kmscon keymap.
+         ;; current kmscon keymap.  For non-Latin layouts, we add an
+         ;; appropriate second layout and toggle via Alt+Shift.
          (installer-step
           (id 'keymap)
           (description (G_ "Keyboard mapping selection"))

gnu/installer/keymap.scm

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ Configuration Database, describing possible XKB configurations."
       ((models layouts)
        (values models layouts)))))
 
-(define (kmscon-update-keymap model layout variant)
-  "Update kmscon keymap with the provided MODEL, LAYOUT and VARIANT."
+(define (kmscon-update-keymap model layout variant options)
+  "Update kmscon keymap with the provided MODEL, LAYOUT, VARIANT and OPTIONS."
   (and=>
    (getenv "KEYMAP_UPDATE")
    (lambda (keymap-file)
@@ -174,5 +175,8 @@ Configuration Database, describing possible XKB configurations."
          (format port layout)
          (put-u8 port 0)
 
-         (format port variant)
+         (format port (or variant ""))
+         (put-u8 port 0)
+
+         (format port (or options ""))
          (put-u8 port 0))))))

gnu/installer/newt/keymap.scm

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -40,10 +41,12 @@
      #:info-text
      (case context
        ((param) (G_ "Please choose your keyboard layout. \
-It will only be used during the installation process."))
+It will only be used during the installation process. \
+Non-Latin layouts can be toggled with Alt+Shift."))
        (else (G_ "Please choose your keyboard layout. \
 It will be used during the install process, and for the installed system. \
-You can switch to different layout at any time from the parameters menu.")))
+Non-Latin layouts can be toggled with Alt+Shift. You can switch to a \
+different layout at any time from the parameters menu.")))
      #:listbox-items layouts
      #:listbox-item->text layout->text
      #:sort-listbox-items? #f
@@ -112,10 +115,48 @@ You can switch to different layout at any time from the parameters menu.")))
          variants))
     (cut append <> <>)))
 
+(define %non-latin-layouts
+  ;; List of keyboard layouts marked as $nonlatin in xkeyboard-config.
+  ;; See comments in xkeyboard-config file /share/X11/xkb/rules/base.
+  ;; We ignore layouts that support Latin input: "kr"
+  '("am" "ara" "ben" "bd" "bg" "bt" "by" "cs" "deva" "ge" "gh"
+    "gr" "guj" "guru" "il" "in" "ir" "iku" "jp" "kan" "kh"
+    "la" "lao" "lk" "mk" "mm" "mn" "mv" "mal" "olck" "ori" "pk"
+    "ru" "scc" "sy" "syr" "tel" "th" "tj" "tam" "ua" "uz"
+    ;; The list from xkeyboard-config is incomplete.  Add more layouts when
+    ;; noticed:
+    "et" "kz"))
+
+(define %non-latin-variants
+  '("cyrillic"))
+
+(define %latin-layout+variants
+  ;; These layout+variant combinations are Latin after all.
+  '(("ir" "ku")))
+
+(define (toggleable-latin-layout layout variant)
+  "If LAYOUT is a non-Latin layout, return a new combined layout,
+a variant, and options that allow the user to switch between the
+non-Latin and the Latin layout.  Otherwise, return LAYOUT, VARIANT,
+and #f."
+  (if (and (not (equal? variant "latin"))
+           (not (member (list layout variant) %latin-layout+variants))
+           (or (member layout %non-latin-layouts)
+               (member variant %non-latin-variants)))
+      (let ((latin-layout (if (equal? variant "azerty") "fr" "us")))
+        (list
+         (string-append layout "," latin-layout)
+         ;; Comma to use variant only for non-Latin:
+         (and variant (string-append variant ","))
+         "grp:alt_shift_toggle"))
+      (list layout variant #f)))
+
 (define* (run-keymap-page layouts #:key (context #f))
   "Run a page asking the user to select a keyboard layout and variant. LAYOUTS
-is a list of supported X11-KEYMAP-LAYOUT. Return a list of two elements, the
-names of the selected keyboard layout and variant."
+is a list of supported X11-KEYMAP-LAYOUT.  For non-Latin keyboard layouts, a
+second layout and toggle options will be added automatically.  Return a list
+of three elements, the names of the selected keyboard layout, variant and
+options."
   (define keymap-steps
     (list
      (installer-step
@@ -151,14 +192,20 @@ names of the selected keyboard layout and variant."
                           (lambda (variant)
                             (gettext (x11-keymap-variant-name variant)
                                      "xkeyboard-config")))))
-      (list layout (or variant ""))))
+      (toggleable-latin-layout layout variant)))
   (format-result
    (run-installer-steps #:steps keymap-steps)))
 
 (define (keyboard-layout->configuration keymap)
   "Return the operating system configuration snippet to install KEYMAP."
   (match keymap
-    ((name "")
+    ((name #f "grp:alt_shift_toggle")
+     `((keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout ,name
+                                         #:options '("grp:alt_shift_toggle")))))
+    ((name #f _)
      `((keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout ,name))))
-    ((name variant)
+    ((name variant "grp:alt_shift_toggle")
+     `((keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout ,name ,variant
+                                         #:options '("grp:alt_shift_toggle")))))
+    ((name variant _)
      `((keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout ,name ,variant))))))

gnu/installer/record.scm

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
   (exit-error installer-exit-error)
   ;; procedure void -> void
   (final-page installer-final-page)
-  ;; procedure (layouts context) -> (list layout variant)
+  ;; procedure (layouts context) -> (list layout variant options)
   (keymap-page installer-keymap-page)
   ;; procedure: (#:key supported-locales iso639-languages iso3166-territories)
   ;; -> glibc-locale

gnu/packages/patches/kmscon-runtime-keymap-switch.patch

@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-From 360d44d67e7be46108bec982ff2e79b89f04a9a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
-Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:34:40 +0900
-Subject: [PATCH] add runtime keymap switch support.
-
----
- src/pty.c                  | 23 ++++++++++-
- src/uterm_input.c          |  2 +
- src/uterm_input_internal.h |  5 +++
- src/uterm_input_uxkb.c     | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- 4 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+By Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>.
+Modified by Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>.
 
 diff --git a/src/pty.c b/src/pty.c
 index 1443f4a..f64cb5b 100644
@@ -124,7 +115,7 @@ index 04e6cc9..ec44459 100644
  		     uint16_t key_state,
  		     uint16_t code);
 diff --git a/src/uterm_input_uxkb.c b/src/uterm_input_uxkb.c
-index 925c755..4760972 100644
+index 925c755..5d5c22e 100644
 --- a/src/uterm_input_uxkb.c
 +++ b/src/uterm_input_uxkb.c
 @@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
@@ -137,7 +128,7 @@ index 925c755..4760972 100644
  #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
  #include "shl_hook.h"
  #include "shl_llog.h"
-@@ -178,6 +181,86 @@ static void timer_event(struct ev_timer *timer, uint64_t num, void *data)
+@@ -178,6 +181,87 @@ static void timer_event(struct ev_timer *timer, uint64_t num, void *data)
  	shl_hook_call(dev->input->hook, dev->input, &dev->repeat_event);
  }
  
@@ -145,11 +136,11 @@ index 925c755..4760972 100644
 +{
 +	struct uterm_input_dev *dev = data;
 +	char in;
-+	char keymap[3][255];
++	char keymap[4][255];
 +	int pos = 0;
 +	int curr_keymap = 0;
 +	int ret;
-+	char *model, *layout, *variant;
++	char *model, *layout, *variant, *options;
 +
 +	if (!(mask & EV_READABLE))
 +		return;
@@ -159,6 +150,7 @@ index 925c755..4760972 100644
 +	model = keymap[0];
 +	layout = keymap[1];
 +	variant = keymap[2];
++	options = keymap[3];
 +
 +	do {
 +	  ret = read(dev->rupdate_fd, &in, sizeof(in));
@@ -175,7 +167,7 @@ index 925c755..4760972 100644
 +
 +	llog_info(dev->input, "HANDLER CALLED %s|%s|%s\n",
 +		  model, layout, variant);
-+	uxkb_desc_init(dev->input, model, layout, variant, NULL, NULL);
++	uxkb_desc_init(dev->input, model, layout, variant, options, NULL);
 +
 +	dev->state = xkb_state_new(dev->input->keymap);
 +	if (!dev->state) {
@@ -224,6 +216,3 @@ index 925c755..4760972 100644
  int uxkb_dev_init(struct uterm_input_dev *dev)
  {
  	int ret;
--- 
-2.17.1
-