Re: install/58405: Selecting Polish keyboard type in sysinst is useless

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

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From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: install/58405: Selecting Polish keyboard type in sysinst is useless
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 13:56:19 -0000 (UTC)

 s9281723%gmail.com@localhost (szymon 01) writes:
 
 > Wouldn't it be easier to remove the option to select the Polish keyboard
 > type in the system installation program?
 
 Not all keyboard drivers support all keyboard encodings.
 
 NetBSD/amiga has a keyboard driver with a polish keymap. If people agree,
 you could also add polish keymaps to the ukbd, pckbd and adb drivers.
 
 The next problem then would be to provide a ISO8859-2 font for
 the console. The NetBSD/amiga "ite" console comes with one, but
 the regular wscons comes with ISO8859-1 fonts.
 
 The installation program unfortunately cannot know what a particular
 keyboard provides. If you drop the Polish keyboard selection, then
 someone will complain where it would work and cannot be chosen.
 
 Still a lot to do ...