From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Michael Hanselmann <linux-kernel@hansmi.ch>
Cc: linux-kernel@killerfox.forkbomb.ch, dtor_core@ameritech.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org,
Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>,
linux-input@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC?] usb/input: Add support for fn key on Apple PowerBooks
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:41:08 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1137015669.5138.22.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060111213805.GE6617@hansmi.ch>
On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 22:38 +0100, Michael Hanselmann wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 08:34:17AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > Yeah, but the question is why 3 ? I think one (on/off) is enough. Do you
> > have any case where people actually change the other ones ?
>
> 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.
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.
> pb_fkeyslast is to emulate the behaviour of KBDMode from pbbuttonsd.
> The last one, pb_disablekeypad could left out. It doesn't add much code
> and might be used by some people, too.
The ony one we need is the one enabling/disabing the old behaviour.
Ben.
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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Michael Hanselmann <linux-kernel@hansmi.ch>
Cc: dtor_core@ameritech.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-input@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org,
linux-kernel@killerfox.forkbomb.ch,
Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC?] usb/input: Add support for fn key on Apple PowerBooks
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:41:08 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1137015669.5138.22.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060111213805.GE6617@hansmi.ch>
On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 22:38 +0100, Michael Hanselmann wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 08:34:17AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > Yeah, but the question is why 3 ? I think one (on/off) is enough. Do you
> > have any case where people actually change the other ones ?
>
> 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.
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.
> pb_fkeyslast is to emulate the behaviour of KBDMode from pbbuttonsd.
> The last one, pb_disablekeypad could left out. It doesn't add much code
> and might be used by some people, too.
The ony one we need is the one enabling/disabing the old behaviour.
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-01-11 21:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-25 21:20 [PATCH/RFC?] usb/input: Add support for fn key on Apple PowerBooks Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-25 21:20 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-25 21:57 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-25 21:57 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-26 4:04 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-12-26 4:04 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-12-26 5:46 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-26 5:46 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:07 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-11 21:07 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-11 21:20 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:20 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:34 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:34 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:38 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:38 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:41 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2006-01-11 21:41 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:43 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:43 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:47 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-11 21:47 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-11 21:50 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:50 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:54 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:54 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:30 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:30 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 21:45 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-11 21:45 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-11 21:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 21:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 23:26 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 23:26 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-11 23:41 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-11 23:41 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-12 0:08 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-12 0:08 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 4:12 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 4:12 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 6:53 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 6:53 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 7:47 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-13 7:47 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-13 22:02 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 22:02 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-14 4:58 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-14 4:58 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-14 10:41 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-14 10:41 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-14 10:57 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-14 10:57 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 21:55 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 21:55 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 21:57 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 21:57 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 22:05 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 22:05 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 22:08 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 22:08 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 22:14 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 22:14 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 22:25 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-13 22:25 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-12 9:07 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-12 9:07 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-01-12 23:39 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-12 23:39 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-13 1:53 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-13 1:53 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-31 23:51 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-31 23:51 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-01 1:33 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-01 1:33 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-01 2:56 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-01 2:56 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-01 3:03 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-01 3:03 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-01 6:09 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-01 6:09 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-01-02 22:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-02 22:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-03 2:29 ` Ben Collins
2006-01-03 2:29 ` Ben Collins
2006-01-03 19:14 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-03 19:14 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-03 19:18 ` Ben Collins
2006-01-03 19:18 ` Ben Collins
2006-01-03 19:25 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-03 19:25 ` Michael Hanselmann
2006-01-02 12:06 ` Stelian Pop
2006-01-02 12:06 ` Stelian Pop
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