Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/4] kbd leds: infrastructure

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

On 03/09/10 17:28, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> If a person has a guest that twiddles with LEDs, what are the chances
> they are going to figure out that there's an option with VNC to not use
> LED status as part of the modifier tracking heuristics?
>
> I don't think it's really useful. Like I said in an earlier note, we're
> already dealing with a heuristics based algorithm because we're
> attempting to detect dangling modifier presses. I'd rather see an option
> that disabled the whole thing verses something specific to the LEDs.

You are referring to the 
do-i-should-insert-extra-capslock/numlock-events logic in do_key_event() 
?  Well, we can turn off both, fine with me, after all they sort-of 
belong together.  Do you have an idea for a short 
'no-capslock-and-numlock-tracking-heuristics' option name?

cheers,
   Gerd