US international keyboard with AltGr as dead key (for french accents)

ubuntu-us-fr-keyboard-ice-blaze

#!/bin/sh

if [ "$(id -u)" != "0"  ]; then
    echo "Sorry, you are not root."
    exit 1
fi

# content of /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ice-blaze_keyboard
/bin/cat <<EOM >"/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ice-blaze_keyboard"
default  partial alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {

    name[Group1]= "Ice-Blaze English (international AltGr dead keys)";

    include "us(altgr-intl)"

    key <AD01> {[ q, Q, adiaeresis,  Adiaeresis  ]};
    key <AD02> {[ w, W, ecircumflex, Ecircumflex ]};
    key <AD03> {[ e, E, eacute,      Eacute      ]};
    key <AD04> {[ r, R, egrave,      Egrave      ]};
    key <AD07> {[ u, U, ugrave,      Ugrave      ]};
    key <AD06> {[ y, Y, ucircumflex, Ucircumflex ]};
    key <AC07> {[ j, J, udiaeresis,  udiaeresis  ]};
    key <AD08> {[ i, I, icircumflex, Icircumflex ]};
    key <AC08> {[ k, K, idiaeresis,  Idiaeresis  ]};
    key <AD09> {[ o, O, ocircumflex, Ocircumflex ]};
    key <AC09> {[ l, L, odiaeresis,  Odiaeresis  ]};
    key <AC01> {[ a, A, agrave,      Agrave      ]};
    key <AC02> {[ s, S, acircumflex, Acircumflex ]};
    key <AC03> {[ d, D, ediaeresis,  ediaeresis  ]};
    key <AB03> {[ c, C, ccedilla,    Ccedilla    ]};

    include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};
EOM
echo "Create the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ice-blaze_keyboard"

VARIABLE="<layout>
    <configItem>
        <name>ice-blaze_keyboard</name>
        <shortDescription>en</shortDescription>
        <description>English (US) Ice-Blaze AltGr</description>
        <languageList>
            <iso639Id>eng</iso639Id>
        </languageList>
    </configItem>
    <variantList>
    </variantList>
</layout>"

# append in the /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml
xmlFile="/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml"
tmpFile="mktemp"
lineNumber=$(grep -n "<layoutList>" $xmlFile | cut -d: -f 1)
head -n$lineNumber $xmlFile > $tmpFile
echo "$VARIABLE" >> $tmpFile
tmpLineNumber=$((lineNumber + 1))
tail -n +$tmpLineNumber $xmlFile >> $tmpFile
mv $tmpFile $xmlFile
echo "Append in $xmlFile the new config"

# ctrl esc swap
apt-get install xcape -y

# set in autostart
# /bin/bash -c  "sleep 1s && setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps && xcape -e 'Control_L=Escape'"
mkdir $HOME/.config/autostart/ -p
/bin/cat <<EOM >"$HOME/.config/autostart/setxkbmap.desktop"
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/bin/bash -c  "sleep 1s && xcape -e 'Control_L=Escape'"
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_US]=xcape
Name=xcape
Comment[en_US]=
Comment=
EOM

/bin/cat <<EOM >"/etc/default/keyboard"
XKBLAYOUT=ice-blaze_keyboard
BACKSPACE=guess
XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"
EOM

# set keybindings for windows on gnome
# source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39785698/keyboard-shortcuts-file-gnome
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-down "['<Primary><Shift><Alt>j']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings move-to-workspace-up "['<Primary><Shift><Alt>k']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-down "['<Primary><Alt>j']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-to-workspace-up "['<Primary><Alt>k']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications "@as []"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings cycle-windows-backward "['<Shift><Alt>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings cycle-windows "['<Alt>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings unmaximize "['<Primary><Super>j']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings maximize "['<Primary><Super>k']"
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter.keybindings toggle-tiled-left "['<Primary><Super>h']"
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter.keybindings toggle-tiled-right "['<Primary><Super>l']"



apt install git vim vlc terminator emacs -y
#how to select the keyboard https://askubuntu.com/questions/875688/how-to-install-usa-international-keyboard-option-on-ubuntu-gnome-16-10/875707#875707
git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs $HOME/.emacs.d

mkdir $HOME/git_repos -p

#terminator configuration
mkdir $HOME/.config/terminator -p
/bin/cat <<EOM >"$HOME/.config/terminator/config"
[global_config]
[keybindings]
  go_down = <Alt>j
  go_left = <Alt>h
  go_right = <Alt>l
  go_up = <Alt>k
  layout_launcher = None
[layouts]
  [[default]]
    [[[child1]]]
      parent = window0
      type = Terminal
    [[[window0]]]
      parent = ""
      type = Window
[plugins]
[profiles]
  [[default]]
    cursor_color = "#aaaaaa"
EOM