Re: GDK Keycodes

[Sebastian PajÄk <spconv+m gmail com>]

> > 1. Why <shift> modifies "keyval" value if it's included as a flag in
> > "state" anyway?
>
> Because it is. If it wasn't, somebody would ask why it isn't. If you
> think GDK was originally designed by a committee, deliberating for
> years, determined to design the best imagineable API with no
> inconsistencies at all, you are mistaken.

This is very confusing for me. Now I have to map every "character" to
KEY (like GDK_ISO_Left_Tab --> GDK_Tab), knowing that GTK or other
subsystem has made inverse operation already.
How can I remove this <shift> modification from keyval? Will
upper<>lower conversion be enough?


> > 2. Where are the harwdare keycodes for GTK defined?
>
> In each implementation of the underlying windowing systems used (X11,
> Windows GDI, Mac OS X Quartz).
>
> > Should I define it for every platform myself? If not what's the purpose of this field?
>
> I don't know what you mean with "define". The field is in an input
> event, you should not change it. And as far as I know, there is seldom
> any reason to look at this field.

By define I meant platform independent identification of every
physical key on the keyboard.
Can I use ASCII codes as in Windows? KEY_TAB = 0x09 etc? Will it work
under X11 & mac osx?