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Subject: Re: [9fans] keymaps question. would this be acceptable for you all?
From: Fco.J.Ballesteros <nemo@plan9.escet.urjc.es>
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:39:57 +0100
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>> Regarding shift and control, the user driver already gets keys for shift-a
> control-a.
>
> you are assuming where 'a' is.  the scan codes [song] remain[s]  the same.

No. Ctrl+[what would be a in the us] is reported as ctrl-a by the kernel.
If your keyboard says it should be ctrl-x, you remap it. But the still get the ctrl
reported.

What I try to say is that the maps no longer use scan codes. They use runes
(or control runes).