Re: Volume control buttons

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On May 16, 2008, at 09:31, David Brownlee wrote:

> On Fri, 16 May 2008, Michael Lorenz wrote:
>
> > >         I'd prefer the default to be left with PMF events and require a
> > >         command to request keycodes to be delivered, so the majority of
> > >         users who do not customise their X config still get working
> > >         volume keys.
> >
> > Yeah, people who remap keycodes in X can also put some sysctl -w  
> > whatever into .xinitrc ;)
>
>         In an ideal world it would be nice for the volume buttons to
>         work when the user logs out (or switches virtual console away from
>         X), which is why I suggested some sort of pmf listener which could
>         run during the X session and intercept the events.

Well, checking if the console is in WSDISPLAYIO_MODE_MAPPED is  
probably a sufficient indication. I don't like it though.

>         I'll try not to mention the various volume keys I've seen on
>         generic USB keyboards :)

Supporting them ( or at least some of them ) shouldn't be hard - the  
scancodes are standardized after all. For instance - if you plug a  
Sun Type 6 USB into a Mac the volume control keys Just Work(tm) in  
MacOS X.

have fun
Michael

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