Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:09:35 +0200 | From | Harald Koenig <> | Subject | Re: Lost keypresses [was Re: GGI and cli/sti in X] |
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On Mar 29, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > there is nothing the kernel can do about lost keypresses or anything > > else. > > Lost keypressess are definitely linux's design problem: As long as > X handle switch-out requests itself, it is going to be there. > > Keys you press after Ctrl-Alt-F1 and before X realizes it needs > console switch are lost by design. I'm currently solving it by making > Alt-FX work even in raw mode (then race goes away.) > > Q: Is making second set of keys (Ctrl-Alt-F1..F12) marked as 'console > switch even in raw mode' acceptable? > > Also, until X use medium raw mode & kernel is modified, shift state > will be lost accross console switches. I'm thinking of forcing X into > medium raw, but it is hard... > > Q: Do you think we can force X not to use full raw mode?
IIRC, one argument against that was not to trap Alt-Fn in X so that X applications can use those key sequences.
what if the kernel would only trap Ctrl-Alt-Fn in that mode, but not Alt-Fn? any other problems you could think of ?
I've forwarded your mail to XFree86 developers to get more comments...
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