From: Simon Bates ([email protected])
Date: 09/23/02
Hi Ben,
"benny k." wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> i have some questions about using switch input with gok, specifically with
> the xkeys switch interface. in a previous email david bolter mentioned
> that gok will read (or currently reads, i'm not sure) the xkeys buttons
> as keyboard keys.
It is my current understanding, David or Chris will be able to correct me, that gok does not support input from xkeys in the form of keyboard keys. However, I believe that xkeys can be used if programmed to send mouse button presses instead. The "switch" actions in gok are really mouse button events that are read through the AT-SPI. David is this still the case?
> in keyboard emulation mode the xkeys device acts as follows: if one key
> is programmed in, the device will send a key when the button is pressed
> down. if the button is held down it will keep sending that key (at the
> rate defined by the keyboard preferences) until the button is released.
> if multiple keys are programmed into a button, the device will send the
> keys when the button is pressed down. if the button is held down,
> nothing will happen. when the button is released there is no indication
> of that event.
>
> does gok currently support the xkeys device? if so how does it work?
> if the xkeys device is not supported, will gok need to get information
> about each button state (when it was pressed and released) to function
> properly?
>
> btw, is this list still being used?
It is still active but we have not really been using it.
Simon.
>
> ben
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