[ANNOUNCE] xkeyboard-config 2.45

[Sergey Udaltsov]

Hello everybody

xkeyboard-config [2.45] - 2025-06-08
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[2.45]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/tree/xkeyboard-config-2.45

## Models

### Fixes

- Norwegian Macintosh layout: Fixed the `apostrophe` key to actually output
  `apostrophe` instead of `bar`.

  Contributed by Håvard Bærug
  ([!801](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/801))


## Layouts

### Breaking changes

- Deleted obsolete `jp(kana86)` layout.
  ([#502](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues/502))

### New

- Added Colemak variant for Swedish: `se(colemak)`.

  Contributed by satricus
  ([!761](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/761))
- French (AZERTY, AFNOR): Implemented the “European character” dead key on `AltGr+H`,
  as documented at the [offical web page](https://norme-azerty.fr/img/EU_level.png).
  Also fixed the missing upper Theta Θ on `Q`.
- `ru(typo)`: Added bar symbol on the `<BKSL>` key.

  Contributed by Boolat Kamalov
  ([!814](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/814))

### Fixes

- `us(colemak_dh)`: Fix the CapsLock remapping being difficult to override.
  ([#490](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues/490))
- Japanese layouts: Fix Eisu toggle triggering CapsLock when the layout is not in
  the first position. ([#512](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/issues/512))
- Apple: fix ISO keyboards International English layout (`<TLDE>`, `<LSGT>` keys permutation).

  Contributed by Andrey Butirsky
  ([!793](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/793))
- Faroese `fo`: use comma as the decimal separator for the numpad.

  Contributed by Ragnar Kruse
  ([!815](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/815))


## Options

### New

- Added two compatibility options related to `Hyper`:
  - `hyper:mod3`: maps the virtual modifier `Hyper` to `Mod3`; *conflicts with `LevelFive`*.
    Loaded by default when using any option with `Hyper`.
  - `hyper:mod4`: maps the virtual modifier `Hyper` to `Mod3`; *conflicts with `Super`*.
    Use this option if using both `Hyper` *and* `LevelFive`, e.g. for layouts with 5+ levels.

### Fixes

- `shift:breaks_caps`: Fix missing `Shift_{L,R}` keysyms that prevented
  keyboard shortcuts to work correctly in some setups.


## Miscellaneous

### Breaking changes

- Added `KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU` mapping for touchpad toggle.

  Pressing the touchpad toggle key on some notebooks produces the key sequence
  `Super + Control + KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU`. Actual Japanese Hankaku/Zenkaku keys
  however do not use this keycode, but the <TLDE> one instead.

  Contributed by Werner Sembach
  ([!810](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/-/merge_requests/810))
- The default mapping of the virtual modifier `Hyper` to `Mod3` is now deactivated
  by default, because it conflicts with `LevelFive`, which is used in various layouts
  with 5+ levels.

  It is now enabled only when using any option binding `Hyper` keysyms or when
  using the new option `hyper:mod3`. However, if one one want to use `LevelFive`
  and `Hyper` simultaneously (e.g. for layouts with 5+ levels), then the new
  alternative option `hyper:mod4` should be used instead.


## Build system

### Breaking changes

- Switched to versioned install directories and files, to enable installing
  multiple versions of xkeyboard-config to be installed in parallel.

  - Moved the keyboard keymap data to a namespace dedicated to xkeyboard-config:
    `<prefix>/<datadir>/xkeyboard-config-2`.
  - Created symbolic link to maintain backward-compatibility with the X11 namespace:
    `<prefix>/<datadir>/X11/xkb` → `<prefix>/<datadir>/xkeyboard-config-2`.
  - Renamed `pkg-config`, translation and manual files to include a version:
    - `<prefix>/<datadir>/pkgconfig/xkeyboard-config-2.pc`
    - `<prefix>/<mandir>/man7/xkeyboard-config-2.7`
    - `<prefix>/<localedir>/**/xkeyboard-config-2.mo`
  - Created unversioned symbolic links to the previous files for backward-compatibility:
    - `<prefix>/<datadir>/pkgconfig/`: `xkeyboard-config.pc` → `xkeyboard-config-2.pc`
    - `<prefix>/<mandir>/man7/`: `xkeyboard-config.7` → `xkeyboard-config-2.7`
    - `<prefix>/<localedir>/**/`: `xkeyboard-config.mo` → `xkeyboard-config-2.mo`

  See [our versioning documentation](VERSIONING.md) for further information.

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