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critiqjo
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Implement new keymap system
After dealing with some issues, I began to fell kbdfile is hard to please every
keyboard layout other than us.
So, I am thinking to rewrite the mod_mapper.py and use xmodmap data only, which
reflects the current system keymap. I don't really see any reason to use
scancode. Using X keycode + keysym should be enough.
I think we can directly get keymap via XGetKeyboardMapping via xlib if there is
a binding already. According the manpage, the returned keysyms per keycode are
the generated keysym for the key uses with modifier keys, and I believe that's
enough.
By using this way, it doesn't need to have a default or any kbd file and to
worry it might not match to current system's keymap. Everything is already in
results of XGetKeyboardMapping.
Furthermore, since the returned keysyms for a keycode contains the key with
shift, we can then use it to display something like
+-----+
| $ |
| 4 |
+-----+
It kills two birds with one stone.
This will block Issue 90, which will not get fixed anytime soon. After some
thinking, I will create a new branch instead of developing in a clone, also the
discussion will still be here in this issue.
The first step, I will create a test script or edit xlib.py/mod_mapper.py, so
it will list all keysyms just as `xmodmap -pk` does.
Any feedback is welcome, especially the flaws I didn't see.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Aug 2011 at 5:57
Way more than a year and I haven't actually started *the* branch and probably
won't be.
I am sorry that I brought up the idea and couldn't deliver it. However, I still
think this might be a good idea, so I will remove myself as the owner of the
issue and set priority to low. Keep this as a record, but feel free to change
status to WONTFIX, when this stalls too long. Or the better, taking over the
issue and lead the way, I will follow.
Original comment by [email protected] on 31 Dec 2012 at 5:25
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