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diff --git a/man/6/scancode b/man/6/scancode new file mode 100644 index 00000000..11c6c495 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/6/scancode @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +.TH SCANCODE 6 +.SH NAME +scancode \- known formats of scan codes +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B scancode +interface of +.IR 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. +.SH Microsoft Windows™ Virtual Key +.PP +The identifier is +.BR emu_win32vk , +and each scan code is encoded in the two byte format specified in +.IR cons(3) . +This format is used by the Microsoft Windows™ implementation of +.IR emu (1E), +and each scan code is a +.IR "Virtual Key" . +See the appropriate Microsoft documentation for the meaning of the +codes. +.SH X11 +.PP +The identifier is +.BR emu_x11 , +and each scan code is encoded in the single byte format specified in +.IR cons(3) . +This format is used by the various Unix/X11 implementations of +.IR emu (1E), +and each scan code is an X11 +.IR keycode . +See the appropriate X11 documentation for the meaning of the +codes. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR cons (3) |