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

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Message-Id: <200607302130.56881.dtor@insightbb.com>
Date:	Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:30:56 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	liyu <liyu@...ss.com.cn>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, 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

On Sunday 30 July 2006 20:48, liyu wrote:
> 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 do not quite understand why X would have issues with it. KEY_KPEQUAL,
KEY_KPLEFTPAREN and KEY_KPRIGHTPAREN should work fine even with legacy
X keyboard driver (one that is using PS/2 protocol instead of evdev).
You might want to adjust your XKB map or use xmodmap, but kernel should
report true keycodes.
 
> I think we can add one module parameter like "shift_hack" to switch it ?!
> 

No please don't.

-- 
Dmitry
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