From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f217.google.com ([209.85.220.217]:52072 "EHLO mail-fx0-f217.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753213AbZH0Vn4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:43:56 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:43:40 +0200 To: "Linux Media Mailing List" Subject: Re: [RFC] Infrared Keycode standardization From: semiRocket Cc: "Linux Input" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-2 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20090827045710.2d8a7010@pedra.chehab.org> <4A96BD05.1080205@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A96BD05.1080205@googlemail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:06:13 +0200, Peter Brouwer wrote: >> After years of analyzing the existing code and receiving/merging patches >> related to IR, and taking a looking at the current scenario, it is >> clear to me >> that something need to be done, in order to have some standard way to >> map and >> to give precise key meanings for each used media keycode found on >> include/linux/input.h. Hi all, Some end user thoughts, perhaps unwelcome but here it goes :) I think that standardization of buttons is really needed that application programmers can relly on, for example I see this like following: I think that specific MCE compatible buttons need to be implemented that are specific on most todays remotes. And I imagine a Linux Media Center that works out-of-the-box. I plug in my Linux supported card, point my remote and press Media center button which runs media center application. Because it's standard and that's applications programers implemeted it as key that triggers their app. If press Videos button on my remote, the app switches to videos directory, because it's standard, and most remotes have it, etc. http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg07705.html And thinking of that, I have configuring nothing, it's already configured because of standardization of buttons. And, if some advanced user doesn't like this behavior, he can always tamper configuration files to suite his need. Forgive me if I'm missing something, as I don't know how it all works together, but I think you've figured out the point of the meaning :). I also welcome this effort. Cheers, Samuel -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/