Re: [gtk-vnc-devel] [PATCH][RFC] Support for ExtendedKeyEvent client message

[Markus Armbruster <armbru redhat com>]

Anthony Liguori <anthony codemonkey ws> writes:

> Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Anthony Liguori <anthony codemonkey ws> writes:
>>
>>   
>>> Not really.  PC key codes are well defined for one type of keyboard,
>>> but are used by every keyboard.  I guess there's a 1-1 mapping of
>>> Linux keycodes to PC keycodes.  I don't believe Linux keycodes are
>>> richer than PC key codes though because PC key codes are what are
>>> being generated from the actual keyboard.  By definition, there has to
>>> be a PC key code for any given key while this isn't necessarily true
>>> for Linux keycodes.
>>>     
>>
>> There has to be a PC key code for every physical key on a PC keyboard.
>>
>> However, not every keyboard is a PC keyboard, and some of them have
>> keys that that don't exist on PC keyboards.
>>   
>
> Well, I think this is our problem.  When I say, PC key code, I don't
> mean the codes assigned to keys on a PC101 keycode.  I mean any
> hardware keycode that is delivered through a PS/2 port.
>
> GDK calls this a "hardware keycode" which is perhaps a better nomenclature.
>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony Liguori

Is this code at least as rich as the Linux input layer code?  If not,
is it rich enough for all practical purposes?

Where is this code defined?