A new input driver for the console is required because the current
driver doesn't support keymaps.

This new driver should fully support XKB keymaps. A parser should be
written to read in the human readable keymaps, perhaps the binary
keymaps should also be supported.

This input driver should have at least the following features:

- Switching between multiple layouts like it works on Xfree 4.3.

- Accessibility support (SlowKeys, BounceKeys, StickyKeys, etc).

- An option for a repeater to set a key repeater on a node that can be
  used by XFree.

- Compose key and deadkey support.

- Many shiftlevels (at least 32) and 4 (when possible more) groups.

- Indicator support (keyboard LEDs).

- Full compatibility with Xfree 4.2 and XFree 4.3 keymaps (although
  some keymaps are broken and don't even work on Xfree).

- Hurd specific features like:

  * Binding strings to an Action, it should be configurable if the
    string is used as input for the current or for another console.

  * Binding shell commands to a key, this can be used to bind
    /sbin/reboot to C-M-Del for example.

  * Scrolling, by line, screen and percentage. Scrolling can be done
    absolute or relative.

- Think about jukebox support.


For documentation about XKB see:

xc/doc/hardcopy/XKB in the XFree source distribution
/etc/X11/xkb/README* in a Xfree 4.3 installation.
Ivan Pascal's website:
http://www.unix.bat.ru/mirrors/pascal/en/xkb/