On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 11:22:21AM +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> I believe <Pause> is in the press-only mode when the kbd is in mode #2.
> It just has such a long press code. In mode #3 it generates normal
> one-byte press and release codes just like every other key and this
> simplicity is one of big advantages of this mode.
Scancode mode 3 is totally unusable since
(i) most keys do not generate a break code, not even right Ctrl and Alt,
so it is impossible to make key combinations like AltGr-x.
(ii) many laptops only support scancode mode 2.
So, looking at other scancode modes, like 1 or 3, does not make
support for mode 2 superfluous, and just complicates an already
very complicated subsystem.
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