Keycodes for the new input layer

[Franz Sirl]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Derek Homeier wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Franz Sirl wrote:
> > The problem here is that newer Apple keyboards additionally label OptionL
> > as ALT and 3rd party keyboards with an additional OptionR label it as
> > ALTGR, which pretty much limits the correct choices :-(. Anyway, I'll put
> > keymap .inc files into console-tools that let you easily change it (eg.
> > option-left-as-alt.inc, command-leftright-as-altgr.inc, etc.).
>
> I see. Which of these is equivalent to the old single Option key?

optionL-as-alt + commandLR-as-altgr probably. It's in the new console-tools
package I have on devel now.

> Personally, I'd like something different for both, so they could be
> independently bound to the mousebuttons. If one wanted to use it as
> KP_Enter, it could probably still be bound in the console and xkb
> keymaps? I've no idea for a name, though. I think with the older kernels
> it was just NoKey (and couldn't be bound to any Key Symbol, but to the
> mousebuttons). KEY_LINEFEED, perhaps?
>
>  Fn-RET = KEY_KPENTER
>  _^ = KEY_KPENTER
>   Fn-_^ = [something different]
>
> would probably also be o.k., though.

How about the appended patch?

Franz.
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