linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] Input: Add a Kconfig to emulate KEY

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Message-ID: <aA8Xon5Yk1UtCNgD@duo.ucw.cz>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:52:34 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc: Mario Limonciello <superm1@...nel.org>,
	Shyam Sundar S K <Shyam-sundar.S-k@....com>,
	Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	"open list:INPUT (KEYBOARD, MOUSE, JOYSTICK, TOUCHSCREEN)..." <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"open list:AMD PMF DRIVER" <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
	Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] Input: Add a Kconfig to emulate KEY_SCREENLOCK
 with META + L

Hi!

> > > Sounds that should be fixed :-).
> > 
> > GNOME is commonly known to try to have a very simplistic UX instead of
> > exposing more knobs and buttons.
> > 
> > Adding support for multiple key combinations in a UX means convincing the
> > GNOME design team to support this, followed by actual changes.
> 
> So there is a simple and wrong way of fixing this (introducing a
> hardcoded combination for  shortcut du jour in the kernel) and
> complicated one of making one of poplar DEs behave better and be more
> flexible. We will not be adding the wrong one to the kernel.

Note that there's a way to fix that in GNOME without changing UI that
is still way nicer than kernel hacks:

KEY_SCREENLOCK always locks.

Whatever combination user selects in config dialog (META-L by default)
locks, too.

Best regards,
									Pavel
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