Re: [kbd] [PATCH 0/5] Add Apple USB keyboard models A1048 and A1243, Swedish localization

[Fredrik Noring <noring@nocrew.org>]

Hi Alexey,

> > The top row keys with printed feature icons are normally used to control
> > features such as volume adjustments in macOS. They can also be used as
> > function keys (F1-F19) by holding the Fn key. The default behaviour of
> > the Fn key can be reversed.

I have discovered a better way to reverse the function keys. It turns out
that the keys can be reversed by the setting the fnmode parameter to 2 for
the apple_hid kernel module. This can be done by for example

# echo 2 >/sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode

One advantage with this method (as opposed to the reversed keymap files)
is that the function keys remain reversed with X11 as well. The apple_hid
kernel module needs to loaded regardless.

> >  data/keymaps/mac/all/apple-a1048-sv.map            | 70 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  data/keymaps/mac/all/apple-a1243-sv-fn-reverse.map | 13 ++++
> >  data/keymaps/mac/all/apple-a1243-sv.map            | 17 +++++
> >  .../all/apple-internal-0x0253-sv-fn-reverse.map    | 15 ++++
> >  data/keymaps/mac/all/apple-internal-0x0253-sv.map  | 15 ++++
> >  data/keymaps/mac/include/apple-a1048-base.inc      | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  .../keymaps/mac/include/apple-a1243-fn-reverse.inc | 51 +++++++++++++
> >  data/keymaps/mac/include/apple-a1243-fn.inc        | 52 +++++++++++++
> >  8 files changed, 318 insertions(+)

Therefore I suggest that we remove the map files named apple-*-reverse.*
and instead refer to the use of the fnmode parameter. Would you agree?

Fredrik