Messages in this thread | | | From | Giuseppe Bilotta <> | Subject | Re: Fw: Re: keyboard problem with 2.6.6 | Date | Sun, 30 May 2004 18:08:39 +0200 |
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Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 02:38:08PM +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > > > > The kernel input layer doesn't treat modifiers as special keys, and > > > currently (include/linux/input.h) has shift, alt, ctrl and meta keys. > > > Both left and right. This covers all keyboards I've seen so far, > > > including SGI, Sun, Mac, and other keyboards. > > > > > > This is different from the X keysym modifiers, because the super and > > > hyper modifiers usually don't correspond to real physical keys on the > > > keyboard. > > > > Sorry but this is untrue. My Win keys are configured as super, > > for example. > > The Linux kernel reports them as KEY_LEFTMETA, KEY_RIGHTMETA and > KEY_COMPOSE.
In X standard keyboards Meta is mapped as the second symbol for Alt.
// definition for the extra keys on 104-key "Windows95" keyboards xkb_symbols "pc104" { include "us(generic101)" key <LALT> { [ Alt_L, Meta_L ] }; key <RALT> { [ Alt_R, Meta_R ] }; key <LWIN> { [ Super_L ] }; key <RWIN> { [ Super_R ] }; key <MENU> { [ Menu ] };
// modifier mappings modifier_map Mod1 { Alt_L, Alt_R, Meta_L, Meta_R }; modifier_map Mod4 { Super_L, Super_R }; };
// definition of Euro-style, Right "logo" key == [Mode_switch, Multi_key] xkb_symbols "pc104euro" { include "us(pc104)" key <RALT> { [ Mode_switch ] }; key <RWIN> { [ Multi_key ] }; }; > > > The X step could be avoided if we had a definition file for xkb for the > > > kernel emulated keyboard. > > > > That's exactly what I'm saying. But there isn't. Which is what > > pisses off most users. > > I'm not very familiar with xkb configuration. Perhaps you'd be willing > to write that definition file? I'll certainly help you from the kernel > side - I can even generate a list of keycode - scancode - meaning > relations for you.
If you do generate a list of keycode - scancode - meaning pairs it will surely make my life easier.
I'm not particularly familiar with xkb configuration either. I can *probably* make it work (i.e. test it as functional) on my Dell Inspiron 8200 keyboard and on a standard pc104 keyboard only. You probably need somebody else to work out the details for other keyboards, though.
-- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
Can't you see It all makes perfect sense Expressed in dollar and cents Pounds shillings and pence (Roger Waters)
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