Keyboard layouts

README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,61 @@ The default mode is USB mass storage enabled.
 
 ![USB enable/disable mode](images/usb-boot-mode.png)
 
+### Changing Keyboard Layouts
+
+Copied from [Neradoc/Circuitpython_Keyboard_Layouts](https://github.com/Neradoc/Circuitpython_Keyboard_Layouts/blob/main/PICODUCKY.md)  
+
+#### How to use one of these layouts with the pico-ducky repository.
+
+**Go to the [latest release page](https://github.com/Neradoc/Circuitpython_Keyboard_Layouts/releases/latest), look if your language is in the list.**
+
+#### If your language/layout is in the bundle
+
+Download the `py` zip, named `circuitpython-keyboard-layouts-py-XXXXXXXX.zip`
+
+**NOTE: You can use the mpy version targetting the version of Circuitpython that is on the device, but on Raspberry Pi Pico you don't need it - they only reduce file size and memory use on load, which the pico has plenty of.**
+
+#### If your language/layout is not in the bundle
+
+Try the online generator, it should get you a zip file with the bundles for yout language
+
+https://www.neradoc.me/layouts/
+
+#### Now you have a zip file
+
+#### Find your language/layout in the lib directory
+
+For a language `LANG`, copy the following files from the zip's `lib` folder to the `lib` directory of the board.  
+**DO NOT** modify the adafruit_hid directory. Your files go directly in `lib`.  
+**DO NOT** change the names or extensions of the files. Just pick the right ones.  
+Replace `LANG` with the letters for your language of choice.
+
+- `keyboard_layout.py`
+- `keyboard_layout_win_LANG.py`
+- `keycode_win_LANG.py`
+
+Don't forget to get [the adafruit_hid library](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_HID/releases/latest).
+
+This is what it should look like **if your language is French for example**.
+
+![CIRCUITPY drive screenshot](https://github.com/Neradoc/Circuitpython_Keyboard_Layouts/raw/main/docs/drive_pico_ducky.png)
+
+#### Modify the pico-ducky code to use your language file:
+
+At the start of the file comment out these lines:
+
+```py
+from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS as KeyboardLayout
+from adafruit_hid.keycode import Keycode
+```
+
+Uncomment these lines:  
+*Replace `LANG` with the letters for your language of choice. The name must match the file (without the py or mpy extension).*
+```py
+from keyboard_layout_win_LANG import KeyboardLayout
+from keycode_win_LANG import Keycode
+```
+
 ## Useful links and resources
 
 ### Docs

duckyinpython.py

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import usb_hid
 from adafruit_hid.keyboard import Keyboard
-from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS
+
+# comment out these lines for non_US keyboards
+from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS as KeyboardLayout
 from adafruit_hid.keycode import Keycode
+
+# uncomment these lines for non_US keyboards
+# replace LANG with appropriate language
+#from keyboard_layout_win_LANG import KeyboardLayout
+#from keycode_win_LANG import Keycode
+
 import time
 import digitalio
 from board import *
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ def parseLine(line):
         runScriptLine(newScriptLine)
 
 kbd = Keyboard(usb_hid.devices)
-layout = KeyboardLayoutUS(kbd)
+layout = KeyboardLayout(kbd)
 
 # sleep at the start to allow the device to be recognized by the host computer
 time.sleep(.5)