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Date:	Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:30:41 +0100
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	Florian Festi <ffesti@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input/usb: Supporting more keys from the HUT Consumer
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Hi Florian,

> On USB keyboards lots of hot/internet keys are not working. This patch 
> adds support for a number of keys from the USB HID Usage Table 
> (http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/Hut1_12.pdf).
> 
> It also adds several new key codes. Most of them are used on real world 
> keyboards I know. I added some others (KEY_+ EDITOR, GRAPHICSEDITOR, 
> DATABASE, NEWS, VOICEMAIL, VIDEOPHONE) to avoid "holes".
> 
> I would be interested in comments to the "zoom" key. For me it looks 
> like KEY_ZOOM is on a remote control for a DVD player or something 
> similar. So it toggles between a few zoom levels. The Zoom 100% key 
> found on keyboards (some Logitech internet keyboards for example) resets 
> the Zoom to 100%. May be we need another keycode for them. Additionally
> does the USB HUT define the Zoom entry as "linear control" but the 
> logitech uses it as Zoom 100% key.

we just split the HID parser from the actual USB transport driver and it
seems your patch is against an old tree. Please update your patch.

Regards

Marcel


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