Request some help with a KBD, can't browse KBD file

[gixxer]

I'm trying to define my own KBD file. 
I've followed these instructions: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/LoadableKeyboardLayouts#The_Concept

I saved my layout keyboard file with notepad as a UTF-8 and copied the file (mykb.kbd) to my .rockbox directory on my Ipod Video (5th Gen).  The problem is the virtual keyboard layout is still the default and I can't browse to mykb.kbd because it does not show up in the File Browser in rockbox but the file is there in Windows Explorer.

Thanks for your help.

[PaulJam]

Hi,
set the "Show Files" setting to "All", then you should see the file in the file browser.

[gixxer]

Great!  I can now browse to my KBD and load it manually.  How do I make my keyboard layout the default on startup?  I already copied the KBD to the .rockbox directory but it does not load automatically.  Is there a config file I need to edit?

[PaulJam]

Usually it should work that if you load a .kbd file that is inside the .rockbox directory that the new keyboard layout stays even after a reboot. At least it works for me.

How do you shut down your device and what is the filename of your keyboard layout (a very long filename could be problematic)?

The file /.rockbox/config.cfg should contain a line for example:
kbd: /.rockbox/-Custom-.kbd
But it shouldn't be necessary to edit that file manually.

[gixxer]

I needed to do a hard reset for my custom KDB to be the default on startup.  <-  This needs to be added to the documentation. 
Thanks for you help.

[Llorean]

What do you mean by "hard reset"? Nothing special should be necessary if it's in the .rockbox folder. Just shut down, and when you boot up, it'll still be in use.