Bug#483107: RFH: hotkey-setup -- auto-configures laptop hotkeys

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: normal

The hotkey-setup package is used to map special keys to key events,
which is required to get laptop keys to work properly.  I'm not sure
if it is still required, as I have seen some messages indicating that
a new framework is being worked on.  I lack the time to investigate,
and lack the heaps of laptops required to testing changes to the
package, and thus would very much like help in maintaining the
package.

<URL: http://packages.qa.debian.org/h/hotkey-setup.html >

There is a few changes in Ubuntu that should be reviewed and merged
into the Debian package, and 8 bugs in the BTS to look into.  If this
package is still needed, it should be updated for Lenny to make sure
the laptop support is as good as possible.  I was today informed that
some of the special keys on a Thinkpad X60 do not work, and suspect
hotkey-setup is to blame.

Please help.  I believe a version control repository should be set up
on collab-maint or a separate alioth project for group maintainence,
but have not had time to look into that either.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen