Add package for keyd

[kiwiz]

This PR adds keyd, a tool for remapping keys. It has been tested on an rM2.

No configuration is currently bundled. My intent is to create a separate keyd-configs package with community configs (and possibly a mechanism to automatically apply the right one for the active keymap).

[Eeems]

I'll have to give this a test on my rM1 to make sure it works as expected. I assume you've tested the latest changes on your rM2 to make sure it works as expected?

[kiwiz]

I'll have to give this a test on my rM1 to make sure it works as expected. I assume you've tested the latest changes on your rM2 to make sure it works as expected?

Yep, all the keys appear to remap properly.

Testing tips:

• Remaps should be as simple as:

[main]
a = x # remaps the a key to output x

• Output of keyd should give you device ids, or you can just specify *

[Eeems]

So it looks like this won't work on the rM1 in 2.15.1. This will also fail to work on the rM2 for the same reason.

The keyd group also doesn't exist, and the default configuration expects it to exist. This will either need to fixed by the install scripts, or the configuration changed to not use the group.

[kiwiz]

Do you know what version the uinput module was enabled from? Should a version check be added to the package script?

[Eeems]

Not offhand, it was one of the earlier 3.x versions I believe.
A version check doesn't make too much sense in the package, in reality we need to better support version limiting in the toltec repos themselves.

At this point, we will have to hold off on merging this until 3.x support is in progress.

[FouzR]

I just want to note that, when I installed the ipk from the build artifact, in the keyd.service, the expected line for ExecStart is /opt/bin/keyd. However, when I installed it, it was /usr/bin/keyd

So either we add a symlink, or try and fix this(which shouldn't happen considering it was supposed to be /opt/bin/keyd)

[Eeems]

I just want to note that, when I installed the ipk from the build artifact, in the keyd.service, the expected line for ExecStart is /opt/bin/keyd. However, when I installed it, it was /usr/bin/keyd

So either we add a symlink, or try and fix this(which shouldn't happen considering it was supposed to be /opt/bin/keyd)

No we wouldn't want to have it be in /usr/bin. That's very odd that the file provided isn't being used. My guess is that the keyd source has its own copy of the service file that is replacing the one included in this repo.

[FouzR]

Yup, so I thought, why not copy over keyd.service later in the package code instead of at the very beginning(So maybe put it in a temp folder first)
So maybe just copy it over to /etc/systemd/system/ in configure()

[Eeems]

I haven't looked too closely, but if there is a keyd.service file in the source that's overwriting the one included in the package folder, changing the order you install the files from the source directory wont do anything. The file isn't there to copy, because it's been replaced. The file will need to be renamed in this repo, and then renamed as part of package() when it's installing it to the final location in the package. Ideally the toltec build system (and toltecmk) should be updated to detect this kind of thing and error if there are files that are going to be clobbered.

[Etn40ff]

Checking for clobbered files it is probably hard: in this particular instance there is no overlapping in the sources, the problem arises at compiel time: https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd/blob/master/Makefile#L37

[Etn40ff]

In this particular case having a separate keyd.service is not needed: it suffices to add PREFIX=/opt/ to the build environment

[Eeems]

In this particular case having a separate keyd.service is not needed: it suffices to add PREFIX=/opt/ to the build environment

A tiny bit more than that was required to do it properly, but it should be working now.

[Etn40ff]

This is still not working: the binary is /opt/bin/keyd but the service calls /opt/usr/bin/keyd. I think you are over engineering it a little, setting PREFIX should take care of the path in keyd.service

[Eeems]

This is still not working: the binary is /opt/bin/keyd but the service calls /opt/usr/bin/keyd. I think you are over engineering it a little, setting PREFIX should take care of the path in keyd.service

It does not, which is why I added the sed line. I forgot that the default prefix is /usr. The latest code does, but we are dealing with the v2.4.3 tag which is missing some build process fixes.

[Etn40ff]

The latest code does, but we are dealing with the v2.4.3 tag which is missing some build process fixes.

This is annoying

[Eeems]

The latest code does, but we are dealing with the v2.4.3 tag which is missing some build process fixes.

This is annoying

It is 😆 , the next time they push a release it will no longer be an issue.

[Eeems]

For future reference when we get here, I think this is a good/sane default for the US layout. It at least makes the legends match what the keyboard actually outputs, and exposes some needed keys for terminal usage.

[ids]
2edd:0001 # type folio

[main]
end = layer(opt)
leftshift+end = layer(opt+shift)
= = -
\ = ~

[shift]
= = _
\ = `

[opt]
1 = esc
= = =
\ = \
0 = +
, = [
. = ]
right = end
left = home

[opt+shift]
\ = |
, = {
. = }
right = pagedown
left = pageup

Xochitl doesn't seem completely happy with allowing +/= on the 0/- keys though.

[FouzR]

Keyd seems to freak out on boot and has key-repeats even when the key is clicked once.. I have to restart the service to fix it

[Eeems]

Keyd seems to freak out on boot and has key-repeats even when the key is clicked once.. I have to restart the service to fix it

I haven't experienced this. What settings are you using?

[FouzR]

[ids]
2edd:0001 # type folio

[main]
capslock = overload(control, esc) # Sets the capslock to act as Esc when tapped and Control when held
leftcontrol = overload(control, capslock) # similar or left control

# below 2 lines setup the layers for
# Opt and AltOpt on the Type Folio
end = layer(opt)
rightalt = layer(alternate)

[opt]
1 = esc
, = [
. = ]
/ = \
= = -
right = end
left = home
up = pageup
down = pagedown
backspace = delete

[alternate:G]
1 = f1
2 = f2
3 = f3
4 = f4
5 = f5
6 = f6
7 = f7
8 = f8
9 = f9
0 = f10
= = f11
backspace = f12

That’s my config fire

[Eeems]

Have you checked the keyd logs to see if it has anything useful? It works by grabbing all other physical keyboard input and creating it's own evdev device with uinput to emit events from. uinput handles automatically emitting the key repeat events. Because of this, keyd might just have missed the event that the key was released.

[gustaphe]

For the scandinavian keyboard (and others that need non-ascii input keys), one would need xkbmap to make the compose-hack work.