Re: [PATCH 0/5] Sonypi driver model & PM changes

[Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 03:57:43PM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:

> The number is 240 and it's the number of possible PS/2 scancode
> combinations, and since at this time X can only understand the PS/2
> protocol (and not native Linux events), this is the only way how to pass
> keypresses to X.
> 
> I believe that although this way may be easier, it leads to madness.

It is also impossible for me to go this way because there is no way
to put 20+ events between 226 and 240...

> >   I also haven't looked yet at adding a new modifier in the console
> >   mode...
>  
> IIRC X has only 8 modifier keys and all are already defined and you
> can't define any more. But I doubt you're using all of them on your
> keyboard. It should be possible to assign Fn to one of them.

That's what I thought too. However, it seems to work only when the
keysym associated with the modifier is a well known key (Control_L,
Control_R, Alt_L etc).

If I do (214 is the keycode generated by my Fn key):
	keycode 214 = Control_L
	clear mod3
	add mod3 = Control_L
then Fn + F1 will generate Mod3 + F1 (but Control_L will not work as 
a Control modifier anymore).

But if I do:
	keycode 214 = function
	clear mod3
	add mod3 = function
then (at least) WindowMaker does not see the modifier anymore (only
a 'function' single key press is received).

Stelian.
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