[kbd] add keymap loading for event devices
Hannes Winkler <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:14:29 +0100
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Good morning, there's currently no way to easily apply a keymap (given as a keymap file) to an event device. What do you think about adding such a feature to loadkeys? That'd also enable udev to easily apply the system keymap to hotplugged event devices. Keymaps are practically the only thing evdevs keep as global state (everything else on a per-fd basis), so you don't need to apply the keymap every time you open an evdev. It's sufficient to apply the keymap to the evdev once, when it's plugged in - loadkeys would be perfect for this. I'd be willing to contribute if you agree to add this feature to loadkeys. Best regards, Hannes Winkler