linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] Input: add KEY_ROTATE_LOCK

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Date:   Tue, 5 Dec 2017 10:50:48 -0800
From:   Jason Gerecke <killertofu@...il.com>
To:     Brüns, Stefan <Stefan.Bruens@...h-aachen.de>,
        Alex Hung <alex.hung@...onical.com>
Cc:     Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>,
        "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] Input: add KEY_ROTATE_LOCK_TOGGLE

Looks like this might also be needed for the MobileStudio Pro...

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197991

Jason
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On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Brüns, Stefan
<Stefan.Bruens@...h-aachen.de> wrote:
> On Freitag, 10. November 2017 00:34:53 CET Bastien Nocera wrote:
>> On Thu, 2017-11-09 at 23:44 +0100, Stefan Brüns wrote:
>> > The key has the same use as the SW_ROTATE_LOCK, but is used on
>> > devices
>> > where the state is not tracked by the hardware but has to be handled
>> > in software.
>>
>> I'll let the input and hid subsystem maintainers have the final say
>> here, though I think that sending out Win+O would be easier, as this is
>> already something that desktops need to support for those devices that
>> send the actual Win+O key combination when those buttons are pressed
>> there.
>>
>> If we're going with the separate keycode, could you also file bugs
>> against xkbd-common and xkeyboard-config to get the key added to the
>> list of XF86 keysyms and to the default evdev keymap? Otherwise Wayland
>> and X11 based desktops won't be able to use it.
>
> Filed for xkeyboard-config:
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103998
>
> and xkb-common:
> https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/issues/55
>
> Regards,
>
> Stefan
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