Release version 0.2.6

Author: thkala

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Tue May  2 21:28:16 EEST 2006 - Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+	* Release 0.2.6
+	* Updated the copyright notices
+	* Various minor fixes
+	* Updated the ToDo list, dropping several items
+	* Minor documentation updates
+
 Mon Mar 13 23:38:59 EET 2006 - Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
 	* Release 0.2.5
 	* Added the `set()' and `unset()' attributes to manipulate the internal

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by

NEWS

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-0.2.5:
-	* Added the `set()' and `unset()' attributes to manipulate the internal
-	  state mask of actkbd
-	* Documentation updates
-	* Minor code clean-ups
+0.2.6:
+	* Updated the copyright notices
+	* Various minor fixes
+	* Updated the ToDo list, dropping several items
+	* Minor documentation updates

README

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ perform some common actions (e.g. eject the CD-ROM or change the volume) without
 having to call external commands. Currently, though, actkbd can only execute
 external commands, as the supported attributes only serve configuration purposes.
 
+Please keep in mind that the manual creation of a configuration file can be very
+complex, especially if some of the more advanced features are required. Unless
+you enjoy mind games, you might wish to stick to the more simple configuration
+rules...
+
 
 
 2. Platforms

TODO

@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
+1. Items in the ToDo list:
+
 * Find out what happens if the keyboard device suddenly disappears - I have
   to find a USB keyboard to test this. Make sure we handle this gracefully -
   no a SIGSEGV is NOT graceful.
 
 * Perform some testing on non-IA32 platforms, especially on 64-bit and
   big-endian CPUs - some external feedback is welcome.
 
-* Check/Implement support for linux-2.4 kernels. I can't even remember whether
-  those had a proper event interface...
-
 * Implement the module subsystem. Modules to control sound mixers e.t.c. could
   be built.
   UPDATE: The attribute infrastructure introduced in actkbd-0.2.0 is the core
 	of the module subsystem. Now we are just missing the modules...
 
-* Use select() to handle multiple keyboards, instead of just the first one,
-  and get a USB keyboard to test it.
-
-* Dynamically attach to new keyboards - the select() infrastrusture is a
-  prerequisite for this - can we do this without periodically reading the
-  /proc/bus/input/devices file ? Perhaps, with some help from hotplug...
-
-* Per-keyboard configuration - this may never be implemented since it would
-  complicate the code. Perhaps a hotplug script could handle this better.
-
 * Support additional platforms. To do this, alternatives to linux.c must be
   written and the build system must become smarter (autotools ?). I would
   also need maintainers for any platform apart from Linux, since I do not
@@ -42,3 +31,41 @@
   language...
 
 * Autotools ?
+
+* Research and update the documentation with information on how to couple actkbd
+  with the hotplug subsystem, so that multiple keyboards can be supported. Any
+  takers ?
+
+
+
+2. Features that will probably never be added:
+
+* Check/Implement support for linux-2.4 kernels. I can't even remember whether
+  those had a proper event interface...
+  RATIONALE: If someone still uses a linux-2.4 kernel, well, here's one more
+	reason to upgrade :-). linux-2.4 will probably not run on my development
+	system anyway...
+
+* Multiple keyboard support.
+  RATIONALE: After careful consideration, it was determined that using a single
+	daemon to handle multiple, possibly very different, keyboards is not a
+	very good idea. The one prominent category of people that regularly use
+	multiple keyboards, namely the laptop owners, will usually need totally
+	different configuration settings for each keyboard, as the external one
+	will have many more keys and might be missing others (the WLAN switch
+	comes to mind). It would be simpler and much more efficient to setup the
+	hotplug scripts to launch multiple actkbd instances, each with its own
+	configuration file.
+
+* Use select() to handle multiple keyboards, instead of just the first one,
+  and get a USB keyboard to test it.
+  RATIONALE: Multiple keyboard support will not be added at all, so...
+
+* Dynamically attach to new keyboards - the select() infrastrusture is a
+  prerequisite for this - can we do this without periodically reading the
+  /proc/bus/input/devices file ? Perhaps, with some help from hotplug...
+  RATIONALE: Multiple keyboard support will not be added at all, so...
+
+* Per-keyboard configuration - this may never be implemented since it would
+  complicate the code. Perhaps a hotplug script could handle this better.
+  RATIONALE: Multiple keyboard support will not be added at all, so...

actkbd.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
@@ -249,7 +249,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (help)
 	return usage();
     if (version) {
-	lprintf("actkbd Version %s\n", VERSION);
+	lprintf(
+	    "actkbd Version %s\n\n"
+	    "Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>\n\n"
+	    "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it\n"
+	    "under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by\n"
+	    "the Free Software Foundation.\n\n"
+	    "This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT\n"
+	    "ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS\n"
+	    "FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.\n"
+	, VERSION);
 	return OK;
     }
     if (quiet && !detach) {
@@ -291,7 +300,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	    case 0:
     		break;
 	    default:
-    		lprintf("%s: fork() error: %s", argv[0], strerror(errno));
+    		lprintf("%s: fork() error: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno));
     		return FORKERR;
 	}
 	lprintf("actkbd %s launched for %s\n", VERSION, device);

actkbd.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by

config.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by

linux.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by

mask.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by

version.h

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
  * actkbd - A keyboard shortcut daemon
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Theodoros V. Kalamatianos <[email protected]>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
-#define VERSION "0.2.5"
+#define VERSION "0.2.6"