SCANCODE(6)SCANCODE(6)NAME
scancode - known formats of scan codes
DESCRIPTION
The scancode interface of cons(3) provides access to scan codes of the
primary keyboard. There are as many scan code formats as keyboards.
Here are some common ones.
Microsoft Windows™ Virtual Key
The identifier is emu_win32vk, and each scan code is encoded in the two
byte format specified in cons(3). This format is used by the Microsoft
Windows™ implementation of emu(1E), and each scan code is a Virtual
Key. See the appropriate Microsoft documentation for the meaning of
the codes.
X11
The identifier is emu_x11, and each scan code is encoded in the single
byte format specified in cons(3). This format is used by the various
Unix/X11 implementations of emu(1E), and each scan code is an X11 key‐
code. See the appropriate X11 documentation for the meaning of the
codes.
SEE ALSOcons(3)SCANCODE(6)