From: "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Software emulation of angled arrow keys on Lenovo Thinkpad?
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:16:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YwgQ9wvV9RVG3rhA@waltdnes.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <KMWCABV7.3VUM5TP5.BUYLSWE3@SUI23232.6BUBLVLT.VYDDTHT2>
On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 05:58:28PM -0400, Jack wrote
> Ah - I expect the game is interpreting keycodes fairly directly. You
> can use xev (or similar) to find what the various keys are currently
> producing, and there must be some (Xorg related) program to translate
> them to whatever the program is expecting - perhaps determined by using
> xev with a "proper" keyboard.
1..9 on a real keyboard numeric keypad. The "XLookupString" line
tells you which key is pressed. I think the "keycode" entry is what is
being acted on by the game. Google seems to indicate that setxkbmap is
what I need, Once I emerge it, then what?
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031605618, (-448,387), root:(368,623),
state 0x10, keycode 87 (keysym 0xffb1, KP_1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031605778, (-448,387), root:(368,623),
state 0x10, keycode 87 (keysym 0xffb1, KP_1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (31) "1"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031650802, (105,320), root:(921,556),
state 0x10, keycode 88 (keysym 0xffb2, KP_2), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (32) "2"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (32) "2"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031650962, (105,320), root:(921,556),
state 0x10, keycode 88 (keysym 0xffb2, KP_2), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (32) "2"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031840786, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 89 (keysym 0xffb3, KP_3), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (33) "3"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (33) "3"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031840946, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 89 (keysym 0xffb3, KP_3), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (33) "3"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031846434, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 83 (keysym 0xffb4, KP_4), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (34) "4"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (34) "4"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031846594, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 83 (keysym 0xffb4, KP_4), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (34) "4"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031849730, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 84 (keysym 0xffb5, KP_5), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031849874, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 84 (keysym 0xffb5, KP_5), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (35) "5"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031852754, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 85 (keysym 0xffb6, KP_6), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (36) "6"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (36) "6"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031852914, (76,301), root:(892,537),
state 0x10, keycode 85 (keysym 0xffb6, KP_6), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (36) "6"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031960290, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 79 (keysym 0xffb7, KP_7), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (37) "7"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (37) "7"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031960418, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 79 (keysym 0xffb7, KP_7), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (37) "7"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031963218, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 80 (keysym 0xffb8, KP_8), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (38) "8"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (38) "8"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031963378, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 80 (keysym 0xffb8, KP_8), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (38) "8"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031966946, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 81 (keysym 0xffb9, KP_9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (39) "9"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (39) "9"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1000001,
root 0x76b, subw 0x0, time 2031967074, (74,286), root:(890,522),
state 0x10, keycode 81 (keysym 0xffb9, KP_9), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (39) "9"
XFilterEvent returns: False
--
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-08-26 0:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-24 12:16 [gentoo-user] Software emulation of angled arrow keys on Lenovo Thinkpad? Walter Dnes
2022-08-24 17:07 ` Jack
2022-08-24 21:21 ` Walter Dnes
2022-08-24 21:58 ` Jack
2022-08-26 0:16 ` Walter Dnes [this message]
2022-08-27 7:30 ` Walter Dnes
2022-08-28 2:54 ` Jack
2022-08-27 21:46 ` Jack
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