Re: [dev] dwm: XKeycodeToKeysym deprecated patch

From: Ivan Kanakarakis <ivan.kanak_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:25 +0300

XKeycodeToKeysym returns faulty results in some cases/layouts.
[0] Here is the original bug report
[1] Here is the deprecation proposal
[2] And the changelog linking to [0]

  [0]: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25732
  [1]: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5349
  [2]: http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/changelog.txt

> XKeycodeToKeysym keeps compatibility with pre-Xkb
> and thus only sees 2 groups with 2 levels each. It wraps
> the index into the next group.


On 16 May 2012 15:18, Kurt H Maier <khm-suckless_AT_intma.in> wrote:

> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 01:12:58PM +0100, Rob wrote:
> > You were arguing that it's bad because it's the "latest" mandate.
>
> No, I'm arguing that it's bad because it introduces more shit, and
> nobody has yet been able to explain what benefit that cost brings.
>
> > I call subtle trolling
>
> I call terrible reading comprehension
>
>


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*Ivan c00kiemon5ter V Kanakarakis*  >:3
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