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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2014-08-13 17:28:23 +0200
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protocol for keycode rampping
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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@@ -603,13 +603,49 @@ Reference implementation: kbdtrans
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+Command: keycode-map
+ Remap keyboard keycodes and query current mapping
+
+Required header: Action
+ remap) Remap keys
+ reset) Reset all mappings to identity mapping
+ query) Query mapping
+ Each affected server will send a message format
+ like that of `Action: remap` with current mapping
+ that are not identity mappings
+
+Optional header: Keyboard
+ A string that identifies the keyboard that should be
+ affected. If omitted all keyboard are affected.
+
+Conditionally optional header: Length
+ Available and optional if: `Action: remap`
+ The length of the message
+
+Message: Each line contains contains two single space delimited numbers,
+ the first number is the keycode as determined by the scancode,
+ the second number is keycode that scancode should generate.
+ For example, `1 1` resets Escape to be mapped to Escape,
+ and `1 59` remaps Escape to F1, while `1 59\n59 1`, where
+ `\n` is a new lone, swaps Escape and F1.
+
+Purpose: Enable the user to swap or replace keys on the keyboard
+Purpose: Enable the user manually correct an incorrectly mapped keyboard
+
+Compulsivity: optional
+
+Reference implementation: kkbd
+Reference implementation: kbd
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
Command: error
Notify a client about a request failure
Required header: To
The ID of the client that send a request that failed
-Required header: Message ID
+Required header: In response to
The ID of the message whose request failed
Required header: Error
@@ -632,7 +668,7 @@ Purpose: Enable keyboard layout servers to automatically
set active locks when the server starts based on
currently active LED:s
-Compulsivity: highly recommended
+Compulsivity: optional
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