Swap option/command keys

[nedclimaterisk]

In the hid_apple driver, there is the option to swap the cmd/option keys, which is nice, because they're in an annoying place on smaller macbooks. There is also a patched version that allows swapping of the ctrl/fn keys, and it would be great if those options could also be included.

[Dunedan]

For the latter request there is already cb22#59

[roadrunner2]

Right; and as I mention in cb22#59, I'm somewhat disinclined to add arbitrary key-mapping capabilities at the driver level. @nedclimaterisk, can you explain why your desktop/console/whatever's key mapping functions aren't suitable/preferrable for this? E.g. Gnome has something like 150 key mapping options to choose from. In fact, I also switch those two keys (among other mappings) with the "Alt/Win key behaviour" -> "Left Alt is swapped with Left Win" (Cmd is called Win in Gnome since that's what the key is called on PC keyboards).

[nedclimaterisk]

Ah, I didn't notice that, KDE also has that option. Yes, looks like this is a pure duplicate. Sorry for the noise :)

[nedclimaterisk]

Hrm.. when swapping the left option/command keys (alt, win?super?), I get the correct behaviour for the alt key as a modifier on the command key, but if I press the command key by itself, it brings up the k-menu. If they keys were truly swapped, then that behaviour should now be on the option key. I don't know if this is a driver problem, or a problem with KDE's key switching code.

[roadrunner2]

Yes, all functionality should get swapped (and does for me in Gnome); but it sounds like in KDE the re-mapping may be happening a little later, so that certain other key listeners are getting the unmapped keys. You might have to adjust the keyboard short for that k-menu then too.