Noppoo Choc Mini ubuntu keymapping problem

[srey]

Hi, i'm french,
I buy recently a great white pbt Noppoo Choc Mini; i have no problem of layout on windows seven,
but i'm using ubuntu principally for my work, and i don't know how to map the specific 84 keyboard with usa ansi layout. It's seem impossible with the keyboard tool in configuration panel into ubuntu 12.04
I need to use xmodmap in this case ? and if it is the the case, anybody have some template (txt; dotfile) to share with me ?

Thansk a lot for your help;
SR

[Djuzuh]

how does the layout tool of your ubuntu work with another keyboard?

Is the problem specific to the noppo?

[srey]

how does the layout tool of your ubuntu work with another keyboard?

Is the problem specific to the noppo?

No i don't think it's specific.
With any another keyboard with only 84 key, i can choose localization and organization of key .. So i have no choice, it's a standard USA layout with numerical keyboard like this

http://minus.com/l0QyMCdyrkoip

[urbanus]

but i'm using ubuntu principally for my work, and i don't know how to map the specific 84 keyboard with usa ansi layout.

I'm using a Choc Mini on Ubuntu 11.04 (not 12.04) right now, and it mostly works with the "Generic 101-key PC" layout.  The fact that it doesn't really have 101 keys doesn't hurt.  (The only thing that doesn't work is the caps lock *indicator*, although caps lock behaviour is fine.)

If that doesn't work, could you give us some more info about the problem you're experiencing?

EDIT: it's possible that this post is also from the OP.  In that case the problem is more complex than he describes here in this thread.  Probably the solution is to go to Keyboard Preferences and add a second layout, to have one for French and another for US.