# Colemak.CZ

**Repository Path**: mirrors_simi/Colemak.CZ

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Colemak.CZ
- **Description**: Czech mutation of the ergonomic keyboard layout called Colemak
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-10-27
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-15

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

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## Introduction

[Colemak](http://colemak.com/) is an ergonomic keyboard layout optimized for efficient typing in English. It works fine for most European languages (actually, anything is better than QWERTY). Czech would be one of them, but it uses diacritic marks very frequently (especially acute and caron), hence default Colemak 3rd/4th layer mappings are rather inconvenient. Therefore, Czech mutation of Colemak was developed.

Most frequent diacritic marks and typographic symbols were placed logically --- to make the layout easy to learn. The gaps will be filled with other diacritic marks and other useful symbols, which are essential for writing expressions/names in common European languages.

## License

* it's FREE but WITHOUT any WARRANTY
* original Colemak
    * public domain, see [Colemak website](http://colemak.com/wiki/index.php?title=License)
    * developed by Shai Coleman, praise his name
* Czech Colemak
    * public domain is not recognized in Europe AFAIK, therefore see [WTFPL](http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/)
    * based on the original Colemak, AltGr-layers modified by David Kolibac

## Installation

1. copy `cz_colemak` to `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/` (or wherever keyboard layouts are stored on your system)
2. if you want to use e.g. KDE layout switcher, edit files `/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst` and `/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml` (their contents are self-explaining)
3. profit!

## Changes

### version 0.3 (13. 7. 2012)

* 105. key used for dead diacritic marks
* minor changes (moved EuroSign, added ssharp)

### version 0.2 (2. 7. 2012)

* added some Czech typographic symbols

### version 0.1 (6. 1. 2012)

* initial release
* symbols with Czech diacritic marks

## TODO

* dead diacritic marks for common European languages (German, French, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages)
* optionally math symbols and IPA