Re: SDL +lock keys patch?

Mike Miscevic wrote:
> Hello Warren, Thomas,
> 
> I gleaned your email/contacts in the spec file for
SDL-1.2.12-5, 
> fedora8. Hope this is the right place to send this
request, if not, my 
> apologies.
> 
> Would you consider adding the attached patch which
permits CAPSLOCK and 
> NUMLOCK keys to behave like normal keys? SDL's position
I believe is to 
> reduce behavior of those keys as per their
cross-platform desires. 
> However, in many x86 video games it is desirable (and
by default in 
> certain cases) to use CAPSLOCK key like any other.
Native linux (retail) 
> game such as Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and other
idsoftware technology 
> based titles are such games.
> 
> Other linux distros seem to apply the patch, or
similar. Mandriva comes 
> to mind. I noticed this when switching from Mandriva to
Fedora.
> 
> Please find attached the patch for your consideration.
> 
> The patch, similar to Mandriva's patch (which I believe
came from 
> Debian?) checks (during an init-phase of SDL) for the
existance of env 
> SDL_DISABLE_LOCK_KEYS and if found enables
"normal" key behavior for 
> lock keys. So this is opt-in for changed behavior.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Mike Miscevic.
> 
> --Mike
> 

Let's see if our Games SIG agrees upon it.

http://fedor
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http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-games-list

CC'ing this to fedora-games-list.  How do people feel about
this?

Warren Togami
wtogamiredhat.com

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On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 13:07 -0500, Warren Togami wrote:
> Mike Miscevic wrote:

> > Would you consider adding the attached patch which
permits CAPSLOCK and 
> > NUMLOCK keys to behave like normal keys? SDL's
position I believe is to 
> > reduce behavior of those keys as per their
cross-platform desires. 
> > However, in many x86 video games it is desirable
(and by default in 
> > certain cases) to use CAPSLOCK key like any other.
Native linux (retail) 
> > game such as Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and other
idsoftware technology 
> > based titles are such games.

> Let's see if our Games SIG agrees upon it.

Sounds good to me, I usually map Caps Lock to
"reload" since its right
next to WASD. Though I don't think I've actually run into
this problem,
as yes John Carmack has a severe case of NIH syndrome and
does not use
SDL, and I usually remap Caps Lock to Control...

What platforms is this a problem on, anyway? The only one I
know of is
Macintosh ADB keyboards, and how relevant are those anymore.
Did this
patch ever get merged anywhere?

http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/12/msg00
214.html

Doing some googling, it seems the problem is actually some
"obscure" X11
implementations, which is not something that really affects
Fedora...

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Warren Togami wrote:
> Mike Miscevic wrote:
>> Hello Warren, Thomas,
>>
>> I gleaned your email/contacts in the spec file for
SDL-1.2.12-5, 
>> fedora8. Hope this is the right place to send this
request, if not, my 
>> apologies.
>>
>> Would you consider adding the attached patch which
permits CAPSLOCK 
>> and NUMLOCK keys to behave like normal keys? SDL's
position I believe 
>> is to reduce behavior of those keys as per their
cross-platform 
>> desires. However, in many x86 video games it is
desirable (and by 
>> default in certain cases) to use CAPSLOCK key like
any other. Native 
>> linux (retail) game such as Enemy Territory: Quake
Wars and other 
>> idsoftware technology based titles are such games.
>>
>> Other linux distros seem to apply the patch, or
similar. Mandriva 
>> comes to mind. I noticed this when switching from
Mandriva to Fedora.
>>
>> Please find attached the patch for your
consideration.
>>
>> The patch, similar to Mandriva's patch (which I
believe came from 
>> Debian?) checks (during an init-phase of SDL) for
the existance of env 
>> SDL_DISABLE_LOCK_KEYS and if found enables
"normal" key behavior for 
>> lock keys. So this is opt-in for changed behavior.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Mike Miscevic.
>>
>> --Mike
>>
> 
> Let's see if our Games SIG agrees upon it.
> 
> http://fedor
aproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-games-list

> CC'ing this to fedora-games-list.  How do people feel
about this?
> 

I can remember actually hacking around the completely !#$
behavior of 
the capslock key under SDL in one application which
specifically used 
it, so this gets a +1 fro me (don't remember which app but
if this gets 
merged I'll do a search for it to revert the hack).


Regards,

Hans

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