On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 08:11:28PM -0400, Skip Ford wrote:
> James Simmons wrote:
> >
> > Since 2.5.1 I have placed into the kernel part of the new console system
> > code into the DJ tree. So it has been well tested. I was hoping to have
> > all the keyboard devices ported over to the input api and the fbdev
> > drivers over to the new api. Unfortunely due to time restraints this will
> > not be the case. So here goes the first installment of the new console
> > system. Please test it yourselves and I will push it to Linus soon.
> >
> > http://www.transvirtual.com/~jsimmons/console.diff.gz
>
> With your patch, I have to release the alt key between Fx keys to change
> VTs. Is that intentional?
>
> Without the patch, I can hold down alt and hit F1, F2, F3, F4, then
> release the alt key and I will have switched to each of the VTs.
> With this patch, I have to press/release alt for each Fx key.
Strange, that's a reoccurance of a bug that happened many moons ago
circa 2.5.4-dj or so, which James then subsequently fixed. Seems he
dropped a bugfix or two..
Dave
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