[xougen] Keyboard definitions

[Achim Bohnet]

Hi,
I've read a lot about drivers, extentions etc.  Are there also
some plans how to handle (laptop) keyboard definitions?

When you look at various linux-of-latop-model-xyz pages you'll
find a lot of xmodmap definitions defining Fxy.  I never liked
those hacks especially since there are those nice, but unkown
as it seems, XF86* Keysyms.
Popular usage of the XF86* Keysyms would allow applications to
define hotkey defaults out of the box.

As an example I've appended my Dell D600m xkb settings.

  o called it Dell_laptop, better Dell_D600m but I was optimistic ;)
  o There a xfree86 need another Keysym XF86Battery missing so
    I had to miss use XF86Lauch1
  o is there a tools to handle creation form symbols.dir from
    symbols/*?


Any ideas how to handle easliy such contributions from laptop
owners all around the world? ;)  Rules files is most tricky to
extent IMHO because it has several subgroups.

Achim

--- etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.orig      Thu Jul 17 12:04:57 2003
+++ etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86   Mon Aug 25 23:27:48 2003
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   rapidaccess2 =       xfree86         pc(pc104)
   chicony      =       xfree86         pc(pc104)
   dell         =       xfree86         pc(pc104)
+  dell_laptop  =       xfree86         pc(pc104)
   macintosh    =       xfree86         macintosh(macintosh)
   macintosh_old        =       macintosh       macintosh(macintosh)
   powerpcps2   =       powerpcps2      pc(pc104)
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@
   dell         us      =       us(pc104)+inet(dell)
   dell         en_US   =       en_US(pc104)+inet(dell)
   dell         *       =       en_US(pc104)+inet(dell)+%l%(v)
+  dell_laptop  us      =       us(pc104)+inet(dell_laptop)
+  dell_laptop  en_US   =       en_US(pc104)+inet(dell_laptop)
+  dell_laptop  *       =       en_US(pc104)+inet(dell_laptop)+%l%(v)
   macintosh    us      =       macintosh/us(extended)
   macintosh    en_US   =       macintosh/us(extended)
   macintosh    *       =       macintosh/us(extended)+macintosh/%l%(v)
--- etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst.orig  Thu Jul 17 12:04:57 2003
+++ etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst       Tue Aug 26 00:07:21 2003
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   rapidaccess2 IBM Rapid Access II
   chicony      Chicony Internet Keyboard
   dell         Dell Internet Keyboard
-
+  dell_laptop  Dell Laptop
 
 // The entries here should be ordered as follows:
 //
--- etc/X11/xkb/symbols.dir.orig        Thu Jul 17 12:04:57 2003
+++ etc/X11/xkb/symbols.dir     Mon Aug 25 23:30:52 2003
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 --p----- a------- inet(rapidaccess2)
 --p----- a------- inet(chicony)
 --p----- a------- inet(dell)
+--p----- a------- inet(dell_laptop)
 -dp----- a------- ir(basic)
 --p----- a------- ir(digits)
 -dp----- a------- is(default)
--- etc/X11/xkb/symbols/inet.orig       Thu Jul 17 12:04:58 2003
+++ etc/X11/xkb/symbols/inet    Mon Aug 25 23:38:10 2003
@@ -292,4 +292,20 @@
     key <I5F>  {       [ XF86Standby           ]       };
 };
 
+partial alphanumeric_keys 
+xkb_symbols "dell_laptop" {
+
+    // Describes the extra keys on Dell D600m
+
+    name[Group1]= "dell_laptop";
+//  key <I05>  {       [ ???                   ]       }; //LCD backlight lower
+//  key <I06>  {       [ ???                   ]       }; //LCD backlight raise
+//  key <???>  {       [ XF86Standby           ]       }; //not recognized
+    key <I07>   {      [ XF86Launch1           ]       }; //really: battery
+//  key <I08>   {      [ ???                   ]       }; //toggle bluetooth
+    key <I09>   {      [ XF86Eject             ]       };
+    key <I20>  {       [ XF86AudioMute         ]       };
+    key <I2E>  {       [ XF86AudioLowerVolume  ]       };
+    key <I30>  {       [ XF86AudioRaiseVolume  ]       };
+};

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