> On Dec 13, 2017, at 4:14 AM, Daniel P. Berrange <berra...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 12:49:34PM -0500, Programmingkid wrote: >> >>> On Dec 12, 2017, at 9:34 AM, Daniel P. Berrange <berra...@redhat.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 02:10:41AM -0500, Programmingkid wrote: >>>> On Macintosh keyboards there is a key called fn that is used to give the >>>> function keys more functionality. Does this key exist in the keyboard keys >>>> database? >>> >>> When you say "Macintosh keyboards" are you talking about the old style >>> keyboards with Apple's custom ADB connector, or simply Apple branded >>> USB keyboards ? >> >> USB keyboards. >> >>> >>> If its the latter (USB), then please plug it into a Linux machine, and >>> in a text console (ie not X11) run 'showkey' and press this 'fn' key on >>> its own and tell me what (if any) hex code gets printed. >> >> There was no response to the fn key. > > Doh, I made a mistake - you need to run 'showkey -s' to get raw scancodes. > Can you try this again, pressing 'fn' on its own, and also press 'fn' in > combination with some function keys.
Sorry but showkey still did not register the fn key being pushed. > > >>>> Also could keys F16 to F24 (Q_KEY_CODE_F16 to Q_KEY_CODE_F24) be added to >>>> the database? >>> >>> Those are already defined in keycodemapdb, so we just need to give them >>> names in the qapi schema, and then add the name mapping to keycodemapdb. >> >> I have a vague memory of doing something like this a long time ago. >> Hopefully I can find the path if it exists. > > In qapi/ui.json you need to edit the enum 'QKeyCode' to define the > extra keys. Thank you. I will make a patch that adds these keys.