Re: [PATCH] Unisys pc keyboard new keys patch, kernel 2.4.3

Eric W. Biederman (ebiederm@xmission.com)
16 Apr 2001 23:30:29 -0600


Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> > Yes, but they could be. Changing the Linux keycodes is a major
> > break with compatibility. If the Linux keycodes are to be changed,
> > then they ought to be become something that would allow XFree86
> > to become keyboard-independent. Why invent yet another encoding?
>
> You dont need to break compatibility. We have cooked, raw, semi-raw type modes
> for keyboard right now. We just need to add semi-raw-extended and raw-extended

Of course don't have raw via terminal escape string, which can be a royal pain
on a remote machine, if you know how to use the raw keycodes.

Eric

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