Adding linux-input. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Rick L. Vinyard, Jr. <rvinyard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On the Logitech G13 there are a set of 10 special keys at the top of the > device. > > I've written the driver so that it maintains a map from the general keys > (G1-G22) to Linux' input subsystem keys. > > The map can be changed on the fly, allowing multiple keymaps to be loaded. > > As a side note I haven't provided for this functionality (multiple > keymaps) in the driver since this can be maintained from userspace, but it > does need to know about the currently loaded keymap so that when the raw > HID events are parsed the appropriate EV_KEY events can be input. > > I could set it up so that the special keys also map to a KEY_* code. > However, I'd prefer to set things up so that any G1-G22 key can be mapped > to any input subsystem KEY_* code and not reserve a set of 10 from the > current KEY_* codes for the 10 special keys. > > One way I was thinking of approaching this was to generate EV_MSC type > events (with a MSC_RAW code) using the value to indicate the state > (pressed/released) and special key. > > Another way to approach this would be to extend the KEY_* #defines with a > special set of 10 codes for the 10 special keys. > > Any suggestions on the better approach? > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- ---Trilok Soni http://triloksoni.wordpress.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/triloksoni -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
