But should we use X11 as the standard library then, even on Windows or Mac? It surely is better than nothing, but it feels a bit weird to install X11 just for using the key codes.
Maybe splitting these keys into a separate package would be a good idea? On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Yitzchak Gale <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Verswyvelen wrote: > > Several libraries define their own codes for they keyboard (GLFW, GTK, > GLUT, > > etc) > > Maybe it would be nice to agree on a standard datatype for keys? This > might > > also include digital buttons on a joystick, etc... > > The Windows API has virtual key codes for this. > > X windows key symbols are used extensively in XMonad. > They are found in the X11 package, in the modules > Graphics.X11.Types and Graphics.X11.ExtraTypes. > > -Yitz >
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