This commit introduces a new kmscon_input_event structure which is
delivered to the input consumer. The information provided is
- The evdev scancode (=physical keyboard key).
- The X keysym (a symbol representing what the typist really intended).
- The active modifiers (e.g. Shift, Control..)
- The unicode (UCS-4) value, when it makes sense.
To achieve this we add two dependencies:
- libxkbcommon (this entails xproto and kbproto, but shouldn't bring any of
big X dependencies)
- A function to translate keysyms to unicode values (taken from xlib,
copied in-tree).
libxkbcommon is not an all-around solution, and requires various degrees
of supporting code, depending on how much we wish to support. This
commit implements the common, basic uses:
- Choosing layouts, variants and options
- Switching groups
- Switching shift-levels
- Setting modifiers
Though some stuff is missing. Further information in the comments.
test_input.c is updated to use the new input event interface. You can
change the layouts in input.c:init_input() and see what works and what
doesn't.
Signed-off-by: Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
This does all the boring stuff for an input subsystem:
- Input device discovery using udev
- Input device hotplug (add/remove)
- Reading the evdev data from the devices
- Publishing input events to a callback through the eloop
- Suspending and resuming the input capture
Currently the delivered input events are basically just evdev's
"struct input_event" (type, code, value). More work is required to
have it pass out useful data.
Signed-off-by: Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
Further commits will need a Signed-off-by line, otherwise I cannot accept them.
MIT license is compatible with GPL so we still can switch to GPL in the future
if we want.
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
The kmscon application is a terminal emulator which runs on a native linux DRI
device. It uses linux KMS and DRI to get a working OpenGL context without the
need of an X-Server, Wayland or similar.
It is an attempt to replace the in-kernel VT emulator with a full userspace
console.
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
