{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let layouts = config.services.xserver.extraLayouts; layoutOpts = { options = { description = mkOption { type = types.str; description = "A short description of the layout."; }; languages = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' A list of languages provided by the layout. (Use ISO 639-2 codes, for example: "eng" for english) ''; }; compatFile = mkOption { type = types.nullOr types.path; default = null; description = '' The path to the xkb compat file. This file sets the compatibility state, used to preserve compatibility with xkb-unaware programs. It must contain a xkb_compat "name" { ... } block. ''; }; geometryFile = mkOption { type = types.nullOr types.path; default = null; description = '' The path to the xkb geometry file. This (completely optional) file describes the physical layout of keyboard, which maybe be used by programs to depict it. It must contain a xkb_geometry "name" { ... } block. ''; }; keycodesFile = mkOption { type = types.nullOr types.path; default = null; description = '' The path to the xkb keycodes file. This file specifies the range and the interpretation of the raw keycodes sent by the keyboard. It must contain a xkb_keycodes "name" { ... } block. ''; }; symbolsFile = mkOption { type = types.nullOr types.path; default = null; description = '' The path to the xkb symbols file. This is the most important file: it defines which symbol or action maps to each key and must contain a xkb_symbols "name" { ... } block. ''; }; typesFile = mkOption { type = types.nullOr types.path; default = null; description = '' The path to the xkb types file. This file specifies the key types that can be associated with the various keyboard keys. It must contain a xkb_types "name" { ... } block. ''; }; }; }; in { ###### interface options.services.xserver = { extraLayouts = mkOption { type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule layoutOpts); default = {}; example = literalExample '' { mine = { description = "My custom xkb layout."; languages = [ "eng" ]; symbolsFile = /path/to/my/layout; }; } ''; description = '' Extra custom layouts that will be included in the xkb configuration. Information on how to create a new layout can be found here: . For more examples see ''; }; }; ###### implementation config = mkIf (layouts != { }) { # We don't override xkeyboard_config directly to # reduce the amount of packages to be recompiled. # Only the following packages are necessary to set # a custom layout anyway: nixpkgs.overlays = lib.singleton (self: super: { xkb_patched = self.xorg.xkeyboardconfig_custom { layouts = config.services.xserver.extraLayouts; }; xorg = super.xorg // { xorgserver = super.xorg.xorgserver.overrideAttrs (old: { configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ [ "--with-xkb-bin-directory=${self.xorg.xkbcomp}/bin" "--with-xkb-path=${self.xkb_patched}/share/X11/xkb" ]; }); setxkbmap = super.xorg.setxkbmap.overrideAttrs (old: { postInstall = '' mkdir -p $out/share ln -sfn ${self.xkb_patched}/etc/X11 $out/share/X11 ''; }); xkbcomp = super.xorg.xkbcomp.overrideAttrs (old: { configureFlags = "--with-xkb-config-root=${self.xkb_patched}/share/X11/xkb"; }); }; ckbcomp = super.ckbcomp.override { xkeyboard_config = self.xkb_patched; }; xkbvalidate = super.xkbvalidate.override { libxkbcommon = self.libxkbcommon.override { xkeyboard_config = self.xkb_patched; }; }; }); environment.sessionVariables = { # runtime override supported by multiple libraries e. g. libxkbcommon # https://xkbcommon.org/doc/current/group__include-path.html XKB_CONFIG_ROOT = "${pkgs.xkb_patched}/etc/X11/xkb"; }; services.xserver = { xkbDir = "${pkgs.xkb_patched}/etc/X11/xkb"; exportConfiguration = config.services.xserver.displayManager.startx.enable; }; }; }