Re: [patch commit request] kdrive xserver: support for key codes 128-255

[Junqian Gordon Xu <xjqian@gmail.com>]

On 02/03/2008 03:57 PM, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
> Junqian Gordon Xu wrote:
>> On 01/30/2008 06:13 AM, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
>>>> Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
>>>> Can you please elaborate what the application of this patch would mean
>>>> for OE (besides fixing support for one specific obscure peripheral)? 
>> I guess I probably would be yelled at for not raising this before 
>> committing your patch.
>>
>> Is this patch specific to Zaurus clamshells, akita/spitz/c7x0? In other 
>> words, are there any other devices benifiting from the extended keycode. 
>>   I vaguely remember Dmitry asked about extended keycode for tosa, but 
>> I'm not sure he's talking about the same thing.
> 
> No. It adds support for key codes 128-255 in general.

I understand this patch is general. But could you educate me that except 
for the Z clamshells, what's the use case for other devices? I guess my 
question is more in line with Paul's challenge. Is this patch just a 
why-not for other devices or something might be helpful?

Regards
Gordon