Wildly OT: pop-up virtual keyboard for Mac or Linux?

[Chris Angelico]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
> Rustom Mody wrote:
>
>> $ setxkbmap -query        # examine current settings
>
> Alas, that does not appear to work in Debian squeeze:
>
> steve at runes:~$ setxkbmap -query
> Error!   Option "-query" not recognized
>
> Or Centos.
>
> What are you using?

Works for me on Debian Wheezy. Either it's a version difference (I
don't have any Squeeze machines any more, we're all on Wheezy or
Jessie), or there's some additional package that I have installed
here.

Mind you, I have no idea what I'm looking at.

rosuav at sikorsky:~$ setxkbmap -query
rules:      evdev
model:      pc105
layout:     us

I guess that means I have a 105-key PC keyboard in en_US layout, but
what 'evdev' means I would have to go manpage digging to find out.

ChrisA