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

[Marc-André Lureau]

----- Original Message -----
> > If you really want to send scancode, do it the same way as "Data
> > key_scancode"
> > for arbitrary sequence.
> 
> will try.
> 
> > Why did you drop the flags in the end?
> 
> The information can be generated on the server side, so there is no real need
> to send it over the wire.

Not all the flags you proposed.

>  
> > > Another advantage is that a client could request scancode generation
> > > at server side.
> > > This is useful for the javascript/java client, because they do not
> > > have access to scancodes.
> > >
> > > The server (qemu) can synthesize the scancode from the keysym (code
> > > for that already exists in qemu for vnc).
> > 
> > I think I understand what you mean, even though I think it becomes weird
> > server
> > cases...
> 
> The point is that we already have the code in qemu, and there is not really
> an other
> solutions for the javascript client (or is there a better way to do it?).

I don't follow you.