From: "Rick L. Vinyard, Jr." <rvinyard@cs.nmsu.edu>
To: "Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: liux-input@vger.kernel.org, "Jiri Kosina" <jkosina@suse.cz>,
"Linux" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Linux USB" <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Handling macros with input devices
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:20:31 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cb42bb0ece8066ff0c4a1b69d11e8e56.squirrel@intranet.cs.nmsu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100414225608.GB12143@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:19:30PM -0600, Rick L. Vinyard, Jr. wrote:
>> One of the sticking points I have with the G13 driver is that I'd like
>> it
>> to have support for macros. The reason I'd like to support macros is
>> that
>> the G13's raison d'etre is to allow the end user to customize the device
>> with their own macros.
>>
>> However, I've been looking around and I can't find any support for
>> macros
>> within the kernel.
>>
>> In particular, I have support for getkeycode and setkeycode ioctl's. I
>> was
>> thinking of supporting at least setkeycode to allow a standard way to
>> set
>> a one key macro. Supporting getkeycode and setting keybit are more
>> problematic.
>>
>> If someone has already brought this issue up I apologize, but I couldn't
>> find any discussion on the linux-input list relating to macros (at least
>> other than preprocessor macros).
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
> I consider macro handling to be userspace task. If needed, macro
> sequences can be injected back into the kernel via uinput devices to be
> consumed by regualar applications.
That clarifies alot. Thanks.
--
Rick
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-14 18:19 Handling macros with input devices Rick L. Vinyard, Jr.
2010-04-14 19:08 ` Rick L. Vinyard, Jr.
2010-04-14 22:56 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2010-04-15 15:20 ` Rick L. Vinyard, Jr. [this message]
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