Re: Re (hello?): [PATCH] Let keyboard notifiers modify key codes

From: Alan Cox
Date: Fri Jan 09 2009 - 16:36:43 EST


On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:23:58 +0100
Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Came somebody have a look at this? The need is real, the only question
> that comes to my mind is whether notifiers are allowed to modify the
> param they are given. Since they are not marked const, I'd guess it'd
> be ok?

The notifier code doesn't care.

> Make kbd_keycode() read param.value after calling the keyboard notification
> chain, to let the callee change the translation on the fly. This for instance
> permits to remap the physical positions of the keys independently of the
> configured keymap, for e.g. single-handed people.

Surely that is just a new keymap ?

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