[BRLTTY] Filter keyboard keypresses on Linux

[Mario Lang]

Dave Mielke <dave at mielke.cc> writes:

> If we want most of the code to be common within the core then we probably need 
> a scheme for portabilizing key representations. Does one already exist or do we 
> need to invent it?

AIUI, what linux currently uses is derived from the HID
standard (Human Interface Devices).  So a USB HID device
can actually tell the kernel which keys it has.  I guess HID is
supported on other platforms as well.

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CYa,
  Mario