Re: Input Device Key Mapping (driver authoring advice?)

[James S. <jsi...@ww...>]

I CC you with Dmitry. Him and Vojtech are the main input guys now.


On Tue, 28 Jun 2005, Micah F. Galizia wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Recently I came into possession of a Logitech UltraX Media Remote.  It
> has a USB RF receiver, and when I plug it in, it shows up as two hid
> devices (normal keys and media keys).  The normal keys
> (letters/numbers/arrows/etc) all work as they should, but some of the
> special buttons on the second device are unknown (though they still show
> up) or need to be mapped correctly.
> 
> I would like to fix this.  I had a quick look through the docs and on
> the list, and didn't see much on how to tackle this problem.  So, if
> someone could enlighten me, I would like to know what the best approach
> is...
> 
> Does this require a completely separate driver?  I wouldn't imagine so
> since all the keys generate an event, just not always the right event.
> If not, is there somewhere in the input system I can tune the key map,
> or provide one specific to this device?  Assuming neither is correct,
> what should I be doing, and where should I be looking for docs/examples?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> -- 
> Micah F. Galizia
> mfg...@uw...
> 
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