# qgmlwb keyboard layout in various formats
[qgmlwb](http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?full_optimization#full_optimization) for X (linux)

be sure to set the correct permissions for the installed files, as the common layout loader programs do not give obvious error messages.


i have been using qgmlwb for many years now, probably over five. it is not a common layout - the closest more popular one is probably colemak.

# for x11
the qgmlwb layout for x11 (x.org) in a single text file that is easy to edit.
it works on almost all gnu/linux distributions with graphical interface (ubuntu, mint, arch, you name it)

[download](http://sph.mn/files/s/computer/qgmlwb)

programs like fcitx need more configuration to correctly list the layout, see [custom keyboard layout under linux X11](/computer/guides/more/x11-custom-keyboard-layout.html).

~~~
`1234567890-=  ~!@#$%^&*()_+
qgmlwbyuv;[]   QGMLWBYUV:{}
dstnriaeoh'\   DSTNRIAEOH"|
zxcfjkp,./     ZXCFJKP<>?
~~~

install
~~~
chmod 644 qgmlwb
# now with root rights
cp qgmlwb /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/
~~~

enable
~~~
setxkbmap qgmlwb
~~~

## alternative version
this version has rearranged special characters, giving priority to characters like ``()[]{}\/_-`` for programming

[download](http://sph.mn/files/s/computer/sph-qg)

~~~
1234567890{}   !@#$%^&*<>[]
qgmlwbyuv:?=\  QGMLWBYUV;'+
dstnriaeoh/|   DSTNRIAEOH\)
zxcfjkp,.-     ZXCFJKP"(_
~~~

# for the console
this is the qgmlwb layout in loadkeys format (a text file compressed with gzip). many distributions use loadkeys for setting the console font.

[download](http://sph.mn/files/s/computer/qgmlwb.map.gz)

install
~~~
chmod 644 qgmlwb.map.gz
# now with root rights
mkdir /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qgmlwb/
mv qgmlwb.map.gz /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qgmlwb/
~~~

enable
(on a console, not an xserver session)
~~~
loadkeys qgmlwb
~~~