Re: FN KEY and 2.6.1(3|4)
On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 21:15 +0100, Jochen Voss wrote:
> Hello Sven,
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 08:54:43PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > Maybe a big help would be to get it into the debian kernel to start with,
> > don't you think ?
>
> This would be great!
>
> Somebody was unhappy because the patch maps the fn-key to the
> (otherwise unused on PowerBooks) keycode for the right control key.
> But as far as I know nobody came up with a better idea and it is only
> an aesthetical problem and not a technical one. So I think this is
> not a proper reason to not include it.
It is a technical one. How is userland supposed to differenciate it from
an external keyboard with a working right control ?
> Are there other objections?
>
> Otherwise, should I file a wishlist bug with the patch appended?
> Which package would I file it for?
>
> All the best,
> Jochen
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