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author | Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com> | 2011-12-27 17:28:16 +0200 |
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committer | David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com> | 2011-12-31 16:18:29 +0100 |
commit | 6e301a9af3235681a534c0e50dd7702294458f80 (patch) | |
tree | 1e4cad30dc3307f3e720fe3ac992a12a93de56a8 /README | |
parent | 92de8f3f12408cf9758615d2616dcc550b38304a (diff) |
input: use libxkbcommon to convert input events
This commit introduces a new kmscon_input_event structure which is
delivered to the input consumer. The information provided is
- The evdev scancode (=physical keyboard key).
- The X keysym (a symbol representing what the typist really intended).
- The active modifiers (e.g. Shift, Control..)
- The unicode (UCS-4) value, when it makes sense.
To achieve this we add two dependencies:
- libxkbcommon (this entails xproto and kbproto, but shouldn't bring any of
big X dependencies)
- A function to translate keysyms to unicode values (taken from xlib,
copied in-tree).
libxkbcommon is not an all-around solution, and requires various degrees
of supporting code, depending on how much we wish to support. This
commit implements the common, basic uses:
- Choosing layouts, variants and options
- Switching groups
- Switching shift-levels
- Setting modifiers
Though some stuff is missing. Further information in the comments.
test_input.c is updated to use the new input event interface. You can
change the layouts in input.c:init_input() and see what works and what
doesn't.
Signed-off-by: Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ console. - glib - cairo - pango + - libxkbcommon == Install == To compile the kmscon binary, run the standard autotools commands: |