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From: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Paravirt framebuffer backend tools [2/5]
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:21:00 +0200
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Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
>=20
>> (2) Simply use the host's raw keys.
>>
>>     The guest needs to understand the host's raw keys, and map them if=

>>     they differ from its own idea of raw keys.  At this time, the only=

>>     idea of raw keys in town is Linux keycodes, so no mapping is
>>     necessary.
>>
>>     Nice: simple & stupid.
>>
>>     Unless I misunderstand Anthony, that's what rdesktop and qemu do.
>=20
> <unimportant side node>
>   Well, there are some corner cases where you can't easily get the host=
s
>   raw keys.  In that case qemu tries to translate the keysyms back to
>   raw keycodes using the maps in /usr/share/qemu/keymaps.  See also qem=
u
>   manpage, "-k" switch.
> </>
>=20
> But, yes, using linux keycodes as wire encoding IMHO is the way to go.
>=20
> cheers,
>   Gerd
>=20

So, perhaps the patch I post sometime ago on this subject should be usefu=
l ?

Laurent
--=20
                Laurent.Vivier@bull.net
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