## Screenshots
-![indicator default][sc1]
+![indicator default][sc1]
Default appearance of the indicator with Num lock on and Caps and Scroll locks
off.
-![indicator menu][sc2]
+![indicator menu][sc2]
Menu of the indicator, shown on click. The locks can be toggled by clicking
the respective item in the menu.
-![indicator short][sc3]
+![indicator short][sc3]
Alternative (short) appearance of the indicator.
+## Installation from Ubuntu PPA
+
+* This is a work in progress. *
+
+After installation the postinst script will prompt you for preferences
+configuration. These config are explained here:
+
+### Short label
+
+The default appearance of the indicator has long labels:
+![⚫Num ⚫Caps ⚫Scroll][sc1]
+
+On small displays it may be preferable to use short labels:
+![⚫N ⚫C ⚫S][sc3]
+
+### Order
+
+This option allows you to reorder the locks and also to hide
+some locks if you don't need them.
+
+Use a string consisting of zero or one occurrence of the
+characters 'N', 'C' and 'S' to set this option.
+
+For exampe, the default order is "Num Caps Scroll".
+![⚫Num ⚫Caps ⚫Scroll][sc1]
+
+**CNS** changes this to "Caps Num Scroll".
+![⚫Caps ⚫Num ⚫Scroll][sc4]
+
+**NC** hides Scroll lock from the default appearance.
+![⚫Num ⚫Caps][sc5]
+
+**C**, combined with the previous *short* option,
+would give a very compact Caps lock indicator.
+![⚫C][sc6]
+
[sc1]: screenshots/sc1.png
[sc2]: screenshots/sc2.png
[sc3]: screenshots/sc3.png
+[sc4]: screenshots/sc4.png
+[sc5]: screenshots/sc5.png
+[sc6]: screenshots/sc6.png
+
+### xdotool
-## Dependencies
- - Python 3 (*)
- - GTK+ 3 (*)
- - AppIndicator 3 (*)
- - Python 3 GObject introspection (python3-gi)
- - xdotool
+`xdotool` is used to emulate key strokes to set/unset locks on mouse clicks.
+If you installed xdotool at a non-default location, please provide its full
+path (e.g. /home/user/bin/xdotool) with this option.
-Those marked with (*) are probably installed by default in recent Ubuntu
-distributions. To install the rest, run:
+If it is installed in your $PATH environment variable, or not installed at
+all, leave this option blank.
- sudo apt-get install python3-gi xdotool
+### Changing your mind
+
+If you want to change these settings afterwards, simply run
+
+ sudo dpkg-reconfigure indicator-keyboard-led
+
+and you will be prompted again.
## Usage
- 1. Install the dependencies listed above.
- 2. Clone this repository.
- 3. Add the script as a startup application. (Use option `--short` for short
- appearance if desired.)
- 4. Run the script manually for the first time. (Alternatively, log out
- and log in again.)
- 5. The indicator should be shown at the top right corner, with a filled circle
- representing a lock turned on and an unfilled circle representing a lock
- turned off.
- 6. Clicking on the indicator should result in a menu with the three locks.
- Clicking on the menu item would cause the corresponding lock to toggle.
+The indicator will be configured to autostart on log-in. To start using the
+indicator after installation, log-out and log-in again, or manually start
+the indicator (search for "indicator-keyboard-led" in the dash).
+
+The indicator should be shown at the top right corner, with a filled circle
+representing a lock turned on and an unfilled circle representing a lock
+turned off.
+
+Clicking on the indicator should result in a menu with the three locks.
+Clicking on the menu item would cause the corresponding lock to toggle.
+
+## Known bugs / Troubleshooting
+
+### Pressing Scroll Lock does nothing
+
+It seems to be a common problem that Scroll Lock is not usable in Ubuntu.
+To solve this, do the following (assuming US keyboard):
+
+ > # backup your symbols file
+ > sudo cp /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us{,.distribution}
+ >
+ > Add the following line in the `xkb_symbols "basic" {` section. Do not worry
+ > if that second line is not there, it is only there for some languages and
+ > was not there for us on my system.
+ >
+ > ...
+ > modifier_map Mod3 { Scroll_Lock }; <==<< Add this line
+ >
+ > include "level3(ralt_switch)" <==<< before this line
+ > };
+ >
+ >
+ > You may have to do the same in your other layouts if you switch between
+ > languages.
+ >
+ > Also, there is a cache where xkb layouts live. You should clear it before
+ > restarting your X server to check the new keyboard symbol file(s).
+ >
+ > sudo dpkg-reconfigure xkb-data
+
+*By Pykler and Giovanni Toraldo on AskUbuntu.* [Source][quotesrc]. Slightly
+modified. [Original source][origsrc] by dm+ on PCLinuxOS-Forums.
+
+[origsrc]: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,125690.msg1052201.html?PHPSESSID=2qsv83lve6dgd0ivq14bfcjc30#msg1052201
+[quotesrc]: http://askubuntu.com/a/597757/274080
+
+### Scroll lock does not appear on indicator
+
+Your installed GTK+ version is probably older than 3.18, which
+does not support [`gdk_keymap_get_scroll_lock_state ()`][gtkdoc-scroll].
+The earliest Ubuntu release that supports GTK+ 3.18 is 16.04 (Xenial).
+If you use an older version, Scroll lock functionality will be disabled.
+Please consider upgrading your system if you really want Scroll lock.
+
+If your installed GTK+ is 3.18+ then please file a bug report.
+
+[gtkdoc-scroll]: https://developer.gnome.org/gdk3/stable/gdk3-Keyboard-Handling.html#gdk-keymap-get-scroll-lock-state
+
+### Drop-down menu only has "Quit", the clickable locks do not appear
+
+Please verify that xdotool is installed in your PATH with the executable
+bit set. If you provided a custom path to xdotool please verify that it
+is correct and is an executable regular file.
+
+## Localization
+
+As motivated by Issue #1, this script has been localized to French (with
+the assistance of Wikipedia and Google Translate). Corrections to the
+translation, as well as translations to other languages, are welcome.
+Feel free to create a pull request or open an issue.
+
+![indicator default, French locale][sc7]
+Default appearance in a French locale.
+
+[sc7]: screenshots/sc7.png
## License
The program "indicator-keyboard-led.py" is released under the MIT License.
Please refer to the file for the full text of the license.
-The icon "icon.svg" is released to the public domain.
+The icon "indicator-keyboard-led.svg" is released to the public domain.
## Credits
[indicator-chars](https://github.com/tobyS/indicator-chars) which I used
as a reference when writing this software.
-The icon used in the indicator (icon.svg) is modified from the file
-"emblem-readonly.svg" by [Jakub Steiner](http://jimmac.musichall.cz)
+The icon used in the indicator (indicator-keyboard-led.svg) is modified
+from the file "emblem-readonly.svg" by
+[Jakub Steiner](http://jimmac.musichall.cz)
who released it to the public domain for the
[Tango Icon Library](http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library).
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