Re: [PATCH/RFC?] usb/input: Add support for fn key on Apple PowerBooks
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Date: 2006-01-11 21:54:28
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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Date: 2006-01-11 21:54:28
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On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 22:43 +0100, Michael Hanselmann wrote:
On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 08:41:08AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:quoted
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Johannes Berg told me he wants to use the fn key alone to switch the keyboard layout or something. For such uses, the pb_enablefn is there.Sorry, actually it's called pb_disablefn now.quoted
What does it do ? Just send a keycode ? That should be unconditionnal. The Fn key should change a keycode always. I don't see why you would that to be off.No, if that parameter is disabled, it translates key combinations like Fn+F1 to KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP. If it's enabled, it only sends KEY_FN.
But that should be the full translation no ? I don't see why you are splitting in translating the special keys and translating the rest of the keyboard... Ben.