Re: [PATCH] lirc for 2.5/2.6 kernels - 20030802

[Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>]

Hi!

> > If a remote control has e.g. a "1" key this doesn't mean that a user
> > wants a "1" to be written into your editor while editing source code.
> > The "1" key on a remote control simply has a differnt _meaning_ than
> > the "1" key on your keyboard -- depending of course on what the user
> > thinks this key should mean.
> 
> That's what BTN_1 is for. ;)

Perhaps comment about this should be added to input.h?

--- clean/include/linux/input.h	2003-06-24 12:28:05.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/include/linux/input.h	2003-08-11 21:17:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 
 #define KEY_UNKNOWN		240
 
+/* This is for keys 0..9 on remote control etc. */
 #define BTN_MISC		0x100
 #define BTN_0			0x100
 #define BTN_1			0x101


I still miss few descriptions... On avermedia remote control there are
buttons labeled as "preview", "autoscan", "freeze", "capture" and few
keys without label (5 of them :-(). I mapped that somehow, but it
might not be ideal:

        case 0xc577c0: return KEY_EJECTCD;      /* Unmarked on my controller */
        case 0xd77c0: return KEY_INFO; /* preview */
        case 0xad77c0: return KEY_SEARCH; /* autoscan */
        case 0x6d77c0: return KEY_BREAK; /* freeze */
        case 0xed77c0: return KEY_PVR; /* capture */

								Pavel
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