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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<Keyboard
+    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
+    latin:keyboardHeight="@dimen/keyboardHeight"
+    latin:maxKeyboardHeight="50%p"
+    latin:rowHeight="25%p"
+    latin:keyWidth="10%p"
+    latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
+    latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
+>
+    <include
+        latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_ar_rows" />
+</Keyboard>