On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 17:46 +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> I currently am trying to understand how XKB works.
>
> I pretty much understand most of it, descriptions on
> http://www.unix.bat.ru/mirrors/pascal/en/xkb/
>
> and the wonderful.
>
> Ability to retrieve current xkb configuration using xkbcomp makes it
> even easier.
>
>
> I don't understand the purpose of virtualMods= in symbol files.
>
> I was able to make use of this statement, but only like that:
> virtualMods=Vmod,
> actions= [SetMods(modifiers=Vmod)]
>
>
> As this allows to set a virtual modifier from a symbol declaration.
> (but this feature isn't used at all)
>
> However, standalone virtualMods= doesn't do anything, so why it is
> present in many symbol files, like:
>
> // Both Ctrls pressed together toggle group
> partial modifier_keys
> xkb_symbols "ctrls_toggle" {
> virtual_modifiers LControl, RControl;
> key <LCTL> {
> type[Group1]="PC_RCONTROL_LEVEL2",
> symbols[Group1]= [ NoSymbol, ISO_Prev_Group ],
> virtualMods= LControl
> };
> key <RCTL> {
> type[Group1]="PC_LCONTROL_LEVEL2",
> symbols[Group1]= [ NoSymbol, ISO_Next_Group ],
> virtualMods= RControl
> };
> };
>
Any idea?
Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky
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