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SubjectRE: "Internet Keyboard" support for Linux
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De: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>
Para: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>;
desertangel@globalserve.net <desertangel@globalserve.net>;
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Fecha: Jueves, 09 de Diciembre de 1999 12:55 p.m.
Asunto: Re: "Internet Keyboard" support for Linux


>Ryan Lortie writes:
>
>> I am wondering if there is any interest in support for those "Internet
>> Keyboards." I've implimented a kernel/daemon based system for mine, and
>> I've given this to a couple people on IRC. They seem interested.
>>
>> What I'd like to find out, is which is the best way to do it.
>>
>> As one option, I can hook IRQ1 myself, and completely reimpliment the
keyboard
>> handler.
>
>Hook IRQ1 ? This is Linux, not DOS.
>
>> The other way is a small modification to the existing keyboard handler
code.
>
>You forget the third way: do nothing at all.
>If I am not mistaken, this keyboard is supported already.
>
>It produces scancodes
>
>e0 6a Back
>e0 69 Forward
>e0 68 Stop
>e0 6c Mail
>e0 65 Search
>e0 66 Favorites
>e0 32 Web/Home
>e0 6b My Computer
>e0 21 Calculator
>e0 5f Sleep
>
>If you want to use these, attach keycodes using the setkeycodes utility.
>Then attach actions or strings to these keycodes using loadkeys.
>
>Andries
>
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