linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] usbhid: Driver for microsoft natural ergonomic keyboard 4000

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Message-ID: <44CD536C.3050703@ccoss.com.cn>
Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:48:44 +0800
From:	liyu <liyu@...ss.com.cn>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Peter <peter@...bp.freeserve.co.uk>,
	The Doctor <thedoctor@...dis.homelinux.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] usbhid: Driver for microsoft natural ergonomic keyboard
 4000

Pavel Machek Wrote:
> Hi!
>
>   
>>     This new version get some improvements:
>>
>>     2. Support left paren key "(", right paren key ")", equal key "=" on
>> right-top keypad. In fact, this keyboard generate KEYPAD_XXX usage code
>> for them, but I find many applications can not handle them on default
>> configuration, especially X.org. To get the most best usability, I use a
>> bit magic here: map them to "Shift+9" and "Shift+0".
>>     
>
> That is hardly 'improvement'. 'X is broken, so lets break input, too'.
>
>
>
>   
Well, however, this can work truly. If we do not hack as this way.
Many applications can not get its input. I think the usability for
most people should be first, but not follow rules.

I think we can add one module parameter like "shift_hack" to switch it ?!


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