[ANNOUNCE] xkeyboard-config 2.46

[Sergey Udaltsov]

xkeyboard-config 2.46 - 2025-09-30

Layouts

New

• Added Manoonchai layout for Thai as documented in Github repository.

  Contributed by Pawat Nakpiphatkulr (!820 (merged))

• Added ISO/international variants of ANSI and Dvorak US Macintosh layouts.

  Contributed by Katalin Rebhan (!829 (merged))

• Added the Ukrainian (Windows Enhanced) keyboard layout variant (winkeysenhanced) which matches the Windows 11 default.

  Contributed by Alex Dowson (!838 (merged))

• Add pk(pak_urdu_phonetic) variant This layout provides phonetic typing for Urdu, mapping English phonetic equivalents to Urdu script. It is a port of the widely-used Windows-only “Pak Urdu Installer” by mBilalm. Includes comprehensive character coverage with over 160 custom key mappings. Adds support for full Urdu typography including diacritics, punctuation, and special symbols. Introduces U+FDFB (ﷻ) mapped to AltGr+Shift+X.

  Contributed by Nashit Ahmed Barq (!839 (merged))

• Added an alternative variant for Gothic in the Ancient layout.

  Contributed by Garcez (!845 (merged))

Fixes

• Fixed a regression in us(mac) layout resulting in the grave/tilde key inverted with the section key.

  Contributed by Katalin Rebhan (!829 (merged), #534 (closed))

Options

New

• Added hyper:mod2 compatibility option, to maps the virtual modifier Hyper to Mod2; conflicts with NumLock.

  Use this option if using Hyper, Super and LevelFive, e.g. for layouts with 5+ levels. The option numpad:mac should be activated as well, in order to enable the numpad.

Fixes

• Fixed shift:break_caps resulting in rEVERSE cAPS if some keys were operated simultaneously with the Shift keys when trying to unlock Caps. (#74 (closed))

Miscellaneous

New

• inet: Added mapping to the following new keysyms:

  • XF86OK
  • XF86Select
  • XF86GoTo
  • XF86Clear
  • XF86Option
  • XF86Time
  • XF86VendorLogo
  • XF86MediaSelectProgramGuide
  • XF86NextFavorite
  • XF86MediaSelectProgramGuide
  • XF86MediaSelectHome
  • XF86MediaLanguageMenu
  • XF86MediaTitleMenu
  • XF86Subtitle
  • XF86AudioChannelMode
  • XF86MediaSelectPC
  • XF86MediaSelectTV
  • XF86MediaSelectCable
  • XF86MediaSelectVCR
  • XF86MediaSelectVCRPlus
  • XF86MediaSelectSatellite
  • XF86MediaSelectCD
  • XF86MediaSelectTape
  • XF86MediaSelectRadio
  • XF86MediaSelectTuner
  • XF86MediaPlayer
  • XF86MediaSelectTeletext
  • XF86MediaSelectAuxiliary

  Relevant upstream merge request: xorgproto-93.

Fixes

• Fixed CTRL+ALT incomplete key type, which prevented using some key combinations: e.g. Control+Backspace.

Build system

Breaking changes

• Remove the build option xkb-base, which was ineffectual since the migration from autotools to meson in xkeyboard-config 2.35, published 3 years ago. (#532 (closed))

Git tag:

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git tag: xkeyboard-config-2.46
git commit: 4225e14a2d0fca5a4f9cb8517cf12d96ea290d84

Sergey Udaltsov