[linux-dvb] Re: cinergyT2 remote, repeat handling, keycodes WAS:(Re:Re: cinergyT2: which kernel/usb module to use?)

[Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>]

Hi Stefan,

Stefan Lucke wrote:

> On Montag, 29. November 2004 10:40, Holger Waechtler wrote:
>  
> > Stefan Lucke wrote:
> >
> >    
> > > Yes IR works. Key repeat rate is much to high. Pressing "1" and to "2" is
> > > written multiple times upon a short hit.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > The device should just report the raw keycodes it receives from the 
> > remote control without touching them. Please read the comment in the 
> > code about the sketchy keyrepeat implementation, if you want a 
> > host-controllable keyrepeat rate you just need to properly implement the 
> > input-device keyrepeat timer initialisation and then report keyrepeat 
> > events instead of repeating up/down events to the applications.
> >    
> I just worked around that, by ignoring the first few repeat event codes,
> see attached file.
>  
The linux input infrastructure handles this properly for you by 
setting/modifying/canceling a repeat timer -- please have a look in the 
input and event implementation in the kernel (you would now have to send 
repeat events instead of repeating key up/downs...)

Holger