Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:42:05 +0200 From: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> To: Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: request for comments: kbdmux(4) (long) Message-ID: <863br87fhe.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> In-Reply-To: <42BAFE37.4080504@savvis.net> (Maksim Yevmenkin's message of "Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:23:51 -0700") References: <42BAFE37.4080504@savvis.net>
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Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net> writes: > > - kbdmux model: kbdmux(4) is "super-keyboard" driver that consumes input > (raw scancodes) from slave keyboards. the side effect is that _all_ > keyboards attached to the kbdmux share the _same_ state. basically user > can press ctrl on one keyboard and "C" on another keyboard and it still > will work. is that good enough? > One example where really don't want that behavior is a notebook with a extra "numlook keyboard" basically a simple usb keyboard only with the num block. Some keybord map the num block to letter keys if in num mode. Arnehome | help
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