From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52975) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UwlCz-0003qV-EI for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:36:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UwlCx-0004yD-9K for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:36:49 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Programmingkid In-Reply-To: <1373391155.8183.196@snotra> Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 23:36:37 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <22AD60BC-ADE5-4BDD-BEAC-E802085D66BC@gmail.com> References: <1373391155.8183.196@snotra> Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [Qemu-ppc] Mac OS X on QEMU List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Scott Wood Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi , The OpenBIOS Mailinglist , "qemu-ppc@nongnu.org list:PowerPC" , qemu-devel qemu-devel On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:32 PM, Scott Wood wrote: > On 07/04/2013 09:58:04 AM, Programmingkid wrote: >> On Jul 4, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote: >> > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Alexander Graf = wrote: >> >> >> >> On 04.07.2013, at 16:40, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> >> >>> We have made a lot of progress in the last month with making Mac = OS X run in QEMU. A lot of people are to thank for this milestone. To = everyone involved, thank you. >> >>> >> >>> There is one thing that we have to figure out. That is the = command key issue. This key is a very important on the Macintosh. It is = used to send keyboard shortcuts to applications. >> >>> >> >>> What I propose is adding a menu item to QEMU's menu called "Map = Command key to ALT". This would allow a user to be able to send = Macintosh applications command key shortcuts from both a PC and Mac = keyboard. >> >>> >> >>> I welcome any and all ideas to solve this problem. >> >> >> >> This is the wrong mailing list for this. Your proposal would touch = non-PPC code in QEMU, so this needs to go to qemu-devel. >> >> >> >> Keep in mind that the same thing arises with x86 Mac OS X running = in QEMU. >> > >> > When I VNC into a Mac I find that the "Windows key" becomes the >> > Command key. And the same probably happens when you plug a = non-Apple >> > USB keyboard into a Mac. >> I was thinking about the Windows key. It would be the perfect = substitute - if it was available on all keyboards. >> > >> > If you are using a keyboard with a "Windows key" then that would be >> > the most natural option. If you don't have that key then you = really >> > need to map something else... >> > >> > Stefan >> Maybe there should be two menu items: >> "Map command key to ALT" and "Map command key to Windows key". >> They would be mutually exclusive of course. >=20 > Isn't the Windows key already the same thing as the Command key, in = terms of the actual keycode generated? =20 I don't think so. The command key is equal to 0x37. The windows key is = equal to 0x5B. This is my source: = http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=3Dvs.85= ).aspx > And you'd still want to have an actual ALT key available... The = option should just be whether to swap the Command/Windows and ALT keys = for better ergonomics. That might not be true. The user might not mind giving up the alt or = control keys. The options and control key are not used very much on Mac = OS X.=20 I also want to state that I decided against the adding menu items idea. = Instead I am currently planning to use a command line option. You just = pass the key value you want to use to act as the command key. Here's an = example:=20 qemu-system-ppc -command-key 0x37.=20 The user could pick one of the functions keys as the command key if = desired.=20=