[Spice-devel] [patch 0/2] vdagent KEYVAL extension

[Dietmar Maurer]

> Yes, although I think we should be able to send arbitrary utf8 input in the
> protocol. If I read your proposal right, you are sending UCS-4 codes, no utf8?
> 
> I think you should use gdk_keyval_to_unicode() then g_ucs4_to_utf8() for key
> input and efficiency (in your spice-gtk patch).

Unfortunately, the unicode people forgot to add values for function keys and other special
keys! That is why I use the X11 keysmys - they can also represent all keys on the keyboard.
AFAIK VNC protocol also use that.

> Do not send both to agent and hw
> input layer, because the agent can't easily tell which of these two events should
> be discarded. The client however, should know when the agent fully supports
> utf8 input. However, this will probably be more difficult to handle in the agent,
> when no input method is available (console etc). Either the utf8 input will need
> to be translated and sent to uinput, but that's not very elegant, or the agent will
> have to inform the client to switch to hw input.
> I guess this is not a concern for spiceterm, because it is implementing an agent
> itself,

yes

> and cannot be turned off, and also because you handle all inputs. Perhaps
> you could introduce spiceterm? The repo is lacking a simple README file just to
> make things clear what is really about :)

OK, will send more info tomorrow.