[linux-dvb] Re: Getting IR-codes directly from DVB-S?

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 06:06:02PM +0200, Holger Waechtler wrote:

> Gerd Knorr wrote:
> >
> >>So I'd vote for a raw-device which passes by the IR-codes without any 
> >>change. 
> >
> >
> >That can be done _additionally_.  I'd like to be able to have the IR
> >keys passed just like normal key strokes through the linux input layer.
> >As input events can have different types we can just send two events,
> >one EV_KEY with the translated key code and one EV_RAW (maybe name that
> >EV_IR?) with the raw, untranslated code.  Applications can pick what
> >they want then ...
> 
> Another issue with raw keymaps is that you need to (re-)configure the 
> keymap for each application again -- not very comfortable.

I would prefer if the raw data was only used for configuring the driver.
I plan to make it uncomfortable enough to use so that applications won't
use it.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR


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