Re: [PATCH] eeepc-wmi: set the touchpad toggle key code to F21

From: Keng-YÃ Lin
Date: Fri Feb 25 2011 - 04:23:12 EST


On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I believe that the kernel should use KEY_TOUCHPAD_TOGGLE and userspace
> should use udev's key re-mapping facilities while X is unable to process
> keycodes above 255 to adjust to the keycode du jour. If all kernel
> drivers were to use KEY_TOUCHPAD_TOGGLE then remapping would be much
> easier (the utility would simply check capabilities for
> KEY_TOUCHPAD_TOGGLE and do the remap).

Can udev re-map a key code to another?

Am I correct that udev can only re-map a scan code to a specified key code.
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