[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6365: Switching keyboard shortcut accelerator key should not remap keys
- From: "axeld" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:14:00 -0000
#6365: Switching keyboard shortcut accelerator key should not remap keys
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Reporter: rq | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Preferences/Keymap | Version: R1/alpha2
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Comment (by axeld):
Replying to [comment:1 bonefish]:
> > Generally, I think an application should always be able to know which
exactly physical key was pressed if it needs it. I suspect that simply
swapping keys deeply in the OS, like we seem to be doing here, is sort of
limiting.
> I don't see why.
Even more, if the application really wants to know, it can -- every key
event does not only contain the system mapping, but also the physical key.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6365#comment:2>
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